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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 02-09-20
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] La Commission propose une nouvelle réglementation sur les détergents
en vue de protéger l'environnement et la santé des consommateurs
[02] July first estimates, June revised figures : Euro-zone external trade
surplus of €12.0 billion in July 2002 ; €4.2 billion surplus for EU15
[03] Energies propres : l'UE finance la recherche sur les autobus à piles à
combustible
[04] Antimatter is a reality : Commission welcomes CERN's breakthrough in
antihydrogen production
[05] Board Chair and Vice-Chairs named for new food authority
[06] Bosnia and Herzegovina : first step in Stabilisation & Asssociation
Process is "substantially completed"
[07] EU and Asian Trade Ministers agree to launch reinforced dialogue on
multilateral issues
[08] ASEM IV : a further strengthening of the relationship between Europe
and Asia
[09] EU-Korea Summit
[10] EU-China Summit
[11] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 20/09/2002
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 20/09/2002
[01] La Commission propose une nouvelle réglementation sur les détergents
en vue de protéger l'environnement et la santé des consommateurs
La Commission européenne a adopté une proposition de règlement concernant
les détergents. Cette proposition vise à renforcer la protection des
systèmes aquatiques contre les effets nocifs de certaines substances
(agents de surface, aussi appelés agents tensio-actifs) destinées à réduire
la tension superficielle des liquides et favoriser ainsi leur pénétration
dans les solides. Par ailleurs, l'information du consommateur est renforcée
pour une meilleure protection de la santé. Le règlement proposé modernise
et élargit de façon substantielle le champ d'application des cinq
directives existantes concernant la biodégradabilité des détergents tensio-
actifs et d'une recommandation de la Commission relative à l'étiquetage des
détergents. C'est la première fois qu'un règlement sera applicable aux
détergents, l'objectif étant d'assurer la transposition uniforme dans les
Etats membres des exigences techniques détaillées et de faciliter les
modifications que le développement des connaissances scientifiques en
matière d'agents de surface rendra nécessaires.
[02] July first estimates, June revised figures : Euro-zone external trade
surplus of €12.0 billion in July 2002 ; €4.2 billion surplus for EU15
According to Eurostat, the first estimate for euro-zone trade with the rest
of the world in July 2002 was a €12.0 billion surplus, against +8.7 billion
in July 2001. The revised June 2002 balance was +11.0 billion, compared
with +4.8 billion in June 2001. Euro-zone trade recorded a surplus of €54.0
billion for the first seven months of 2002, against +13.8 billion in 2001.
The first estimate for July 2002 extra-EU15 trade was a €4.2 billion
surplus, compared with a 0.3 billion deficit in July 2001.
[03] Energies propres : l'UE finance la recherche sur les autobus à piles à
combustible
Pour contribuer à la semaine européenne de la mobilité et à la journée sans
voitures, le dimanche 22 septembre 2002, Philippe Busquin, membre de la
Commission européenne chargé de la Recherche, organise un parcours dans
Bruxelles à bord d'un prototype d'autobus à pile à combustible. Le moteur
de ce bus fonctionne à l'hydrogène et à l'oxygène ; le tuyau d'échappement
ne rejette que de la vapeur d'eau. L'hydrogène sous pression est stocké
sous forme gazeuse dans des réservoirs cylindriques en aluminium renforcé
par des fibres de verre, montés dans le toit du véhicule. Le bus a une
puissance comparable à celle d'un véhicule à moteur diesel classique, mais
il pollue moins, est moins bruyant et peut transporter plus de passagers.
Les recherches financées par l'UE vont permettre de poursuivre le
développement de ce prototype. Les journalistes sont les bienvenus pour
participer à la conférence de presse à 14h00s, puis au circuit en bus à
pile à combustible à 14h30 (départ devant la Bourse à Bruxelles).
[04] Antimatter is a reality : Commission welcomes CERN's breakthrough in
antihydrogen production
European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin yesterday congratulated
Geneva-based CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) for
producing a substantial amount of antimatter : 50,000 atoms of
antihydrogen. "CERN's successful experiment will help us better understand
the basics of universe", said Mr Busquin. "Up until now, we knew that
antimatter existed, but we had not achieved sufficient critical mass to
study it. Now we have solid scientific evidence to look into the very
foundations of nature, and to explore scenarios bordering science fiction,
such parallel universes, antimatter energy production and antimatter-
propelled spacecraft engines."
[05] Board Chair and Vice-Chairs named for new food authority
At its first meeting on 18/19th September, the Management Board of the new
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) appointed Dr Stuart Slorach as its
Chair and Deirdre Hutton and Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle as Vice-Chairs.
Stuart Slorach is the Deputy Director of the Swedish National Food
Administration and Vice Chair of the Codex Alimentarius, the United Nations
organisation responsible for food safety. Deirdre Hutton is the Chair of
the National Consumer Council in the UK, and Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle,
the Director General of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fish. The
Management Board will have the responsibility of ensuring that the new
Authority runs effectively and efficiently.
[06] Bosnia and Herzegovina : first step in Stabilisation & Asssociation
Process is "substantially completed"
In the light of progress to date, European Commissioner for External
Relations, Chris Patten, announced yesterday in Sarajevo, that the
Commission now considers the road map for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
"substantially completed". The road map, which has been in operation since
early 2000, is BiH's first step in the Stabilisation and Association
Process leading towards deeper integration with the EU. Mr Patten and the
members of the BiH Council of Ministers also discussed the next steps in
the integration process. While BiH reforms proceed, the Commission will put
to the Council of the European Union the case for starting in due course a
"feasibility report" on opening negotiations for a Stabilisation and
Association Agreement. Work on a report could only begin once a new BiH
Council of Ministers has been appointed following the 5 October elections,
and once there is an effective BiH partner for the serious and
comprehensive dialogue involved in drawing up such a report.
[07] EU and Asian Trade Ministers agree to launch reinforced dialogue on
multilateral issues
European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy met with Economic and Trade
Ministers of the EU and ten Asian countries in Copenhagen yesterday in the
context of the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). Ministers gave a strong signal
of their commitment to engage constructively in the on-going WTO
negotiations with the aim of making substantial progress by the 5th
Ministerial Conference in Cancun in September 2003. Speaking at the press
conference Mr Lamy said : "The programme we have adopted gives testimony of
our desire to work more closely on multilateral issues so as to contribute
to a successful outcome of the on-going negotiations under the Doha
Development Agenda".
[08] ASEM IV : a further strengthening of the relationship between Europe
and Asia
European Commission President Romano Prodi will participate in the 4th Asia-
Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Copenhagen on 22 -24d September. This
summit will address three main issues : (1) the international situation in
the aftermath of September 11, new security issues and recent regional
developments ; (2) regional economic and financial priorities in the
context of the global economic situation ; (3) human resource development
and educational exchange. An innovation of this summit is that Leaders will
hold an informal retreat to allow a 'Dialogue among Cultures and
Civilisations'. The ASEM process reflects the evolution of contacts between
the two regions from an 'aid and trade' relationship to a more balanced and
equal partnership.
[09] EU-Korea Summit
The EU-Republic of Korea (RoK) Summit will take place on 24th September in
Copenhagen. It is the first summit meeting since the entry into force of
the EU- RoK Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation in April last
year. Discussions will mainly cover the current state of EU-RoK relations
and the latest developments on the Korean Peninsula and the security
situation in the region. RoK will brief the EU on the resumption of inter-
Korean contacts this summer and the EU will brief the RoK on the EU policy
towards the DPRK. Both sides will assess the outcome of the recent visit by
Japanese PM Koizumi to Pyongyang.
[10] EU-China Summit
The 5th Annual EU-China Summit will take place on 24th September in
Copenhagen. Discussions will cover a wide range of topics including EU-
China relations, political dialogue and human rights, commercial relations
and cooperation on economic and social reform, transnational matters such
as the fight against illegal migration and trafficking in human beings and
the environment. The two sides will also brief each other on developments
in their own regions, with a particular emphasis on EU integration and the
enlargement process, and the implementation of China's ongoing economic and
social reform process. The Summit comes at a moment of transition in
Chinese politics, with the hand-over of power to a new leadership
generation expected to follow the 16th Congress of the Communist Party in
November.
[11] Autre matériel diffusé
Discours de Mme Reding : "L'Europe : le partenariat euro-méditerranéen et
la défense de la diversité culturelle" au Festival International du Film de
Marrakech
Speech by Franz Fischler : "Adjusting the CAP to better meet its
objectives" at European Policy Centre
Note sur la préparation du Conseil Agriculture / Pêche
Calendrier du 23 au 28 septembre 2002
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