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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 01-04-20

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From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>

MIDDAY EXPRESS

News from the Spokesman's midday briefing

Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Service Presse et Communicationb

Midday Express 20/04/2001

  • [01] BSE : Commission working paper proposing to prolong MBM-ban The European Commission services have submitted to the Member States a working paper on the future strategy on the use of meat-and-bone meal (MBM) in Europe which will form the basis of a discussion at the Agriculture Council next week in Luxembourg. Based on the results of a series of inspection visits of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) to the Member States on the implementation of BSE safety legislation and a first evaluation of the results of increased BSE-testing it is considered premature to lift the temporary ban which will expire end of June. Therefore the Commission suggests to keep the ban in place until the adoption of the proposed legislation on animal by products which is foreseen in the beginning of 2002 (http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/bse/bse18_en.pdf). This proposal will establish rules for the production of feed ingredients of animal origin exclusively from animals fit for human consumption. The existing prohibition from 1994 to feed MBM to ruminants stays of course in place. A formal legislative text of the Commission will be proposed in the near future.
  • [02] La Commission prend une initiative exceptionnelle : la "Semaine verte" Du 24 au 28 avril 2001, les ONG, des représentants des entreprises et des autorités locales, des journalistes, des membres d'instituts de recherche et d'instituts scientifiques et des décideurs de toute l'Europe se réuniront au bâtiment Charlemagne, à Bruxelles, pour participer à la "Semaine verte". Cette conférence, qui est en même temps un programme d'expositions, a pour but de faire connaître le sixième programme d'action pour l'environnement, et de lancer, entre tous ceux qui ont à cœur de protéger et de promouvoir l'environnement, un débat constructif sur les principales questions qui se posent pour les responsables des politiques. Mme Margot Wallström, Commissaire européen à l'Environnement, a déclaré que la "Semaine verte" va soutenir le dialogue et la coopération actuels entre la Commission et toutes les parties intéressées en matière environnementale, et aidera à mettre l'accent sur les défis actuels et futurs pour la politique communautaire en matière d'environnement.
  • [03] Enterprise Oil, Statoil and Marathon to market Irish Corrib gas separately The European Commission has decided to close its examination relating to the Corrib gas field off the west coast of Ireland following the decision of the Corrib owners, Enterprise Energy Ireland Limited, Statoil and Marathon, to withdraw their application for an exemption to jointly market their Corrib gas. The Commission welcomes the decision of the Corrib owners to market the gas individually, which will give gas consumers in Ireland a wider choice between gas suppliers.
  • [04] Commission allocates euro 32 million for humanitarian operations in Tanzania The European Commission has adopted a euro 32 million intervention plan in response to continuing humanitarian needs in Tanzania, which has the largest refugee population in Africa. The funds will be channelled by the Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) through partner organisations working in the country.
  • [05] La Commission adopte un plan d'intervention humanitaire doté de 20 millions d'euros en faveur du Burundi La Commission européenne a adopté un plan d'intervention doté de 20 millions d'euros pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires persistants du Burundi. Ces ressources seront véhiculées par l'Office d'aide humanitaire (ECHO), par l'intermédiaire de 17 organisations partenaires présentes dans le pays. L'accent sera mis sur les groupes vulnérables tels que les personnes déplacées ou réinstallées, les victimes de la sécheresse et les femmes et enfants chefs de ménage.
  • [06] Fusion approuvée selon la procédure simplifiée Beacon-STIP LLC (USA) / B.V. Dortsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Royal Dutch/Shell) / 3i Group plc (UK) / Twister B.V. (Shell)
  • [07] Autre matériel diffusé Discours de M. Nielson : "A few no-holds barred observations on Danish Europe policy" à la Europe Conference 2001 (Lyngby, ! embargo 14h00 !) Discours de Mme Reding : "Zukunftschancen der neuen Medien in Europa" à l'inauguration de l'Info Point de Hambourg Discours de M. Patten : "Flowers in stony places making the most of globalisation" (Melbourne, ! embargo 13h00 !) Calendrier du 23 au 29 avril

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