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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 02-10-14
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Statement by European Commission President Romano Prodi on the outrage
in Indonesia
[02] Services financiers : lancement des consultations sur l'amélioration
de la législation sur les banques, les assurances et les conglomérats
[03] Commission welcomes agreement on waste electrical and electronic
equipment and the restriction of hazardous substances
[04] Protection de la dénomination "Feta" comme fromage grec
[05] Better fisheries management : Commission organises a seminar on
multiannual management plans
[06] International tobacco control talks continue in Geneva
[07] World Standards Day : Commission pays tribute to experts engaged in
standards making
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 14/10/2002
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 14/10/2002
[01] Statement by European Commission President Romano Prodi on the outrage
in Indonesia
"I was profoundly shocked by the appalling events in Bali this weekend. The
toll of dead and injured is truly dreadful. I offer our deepest condolences
to President Megawati, the Government and people of Indonesia and all other
countries who have suffered loss. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to the
hundreds of families who have been bereaved by this despicable and cowardly
act, which I condemn absolutely. We fully share President Megawati's
resolve that the perpetrators must be speedily brought to justice, and we
in the international community must continue to do all we can to combat the
scourge of terror, in all its manifestations."
[02] Services financiers : lancement des consultations sur l'amélioration
de la législation sur les banques, les assurances et les conglomérats
La Commission européenne, au nom de la présidence danoise du Conseil des
ministres de l'UE, a lancé une consultation ouverte sur l'amélioration de
la manière dont les institutions de l'UE élaborent, adoptent et mettent en
œuvre la législation sur les services financiers (banques, assurances et
fonds de retraite, et conglomérats financiers). L'objectif est de renforcer
les pratiques de surveillance et la convergence des réglementations des
Etats membres, et de réduire le temps nécessaire pour adapter la
législation financière aux nouveaux développements sur les marchés. La
consultation est basée sur un rapport du Comité économique et financier
(CEF) de l'UE, qui a été avalisé le 8 octobre par le Conseil des ministres
de l'économie et des finances, réunis à Luxembourg (voir MEMO/02/208). La
nouvelle structure de comités serait fondée sur le cadre déjà prévu pour la
législation sur les valeurs mobilières dans la résolution de Conseil
européen de Stockholm de mars 2001 (sur la base d'un rapport du Groupe des
sages présidé par Alexandre Lamfalussy), sur l'accord entre la Commission
et le Parlement européen sur la mise en œuvre de ces arrangements (voir
IP/02/195), et sur d'autres arrangements interinstitutionnels existants,
les spécificités sectorielles étant elles aussi reconnues.
[03] Commission welcomes agreement on waste electrical and electronic
equipment and the restriction of hazardous substances
The European Commission welcomed last Friday the agreement between the
European Parliament and the Council in conciliation meeting on 10 October
on the Commission Proposal to introduce mandatory collection, re-use and
recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment throughout the EU.
The Commission has also welcomed the agreement on the related proposal to
restrict the use of hazardous substances in new electronic equipment. Waste
electrical and electronic equipment is the fastest growing part of the
waste stream today. Each European produces on average around 14 kg per year
of these wastes. Currently, 90% of this waste is landfilled or incinerated
without any pre-treatment.
[04] Protection de la dénomination "Feta" comme fromage grec
La Commission européenne a adopté un règlement concernant l'enregistrement
du fromage grec "feta" en tant qu'appellation d'origine protégée (AOP).
Suite à ce règlement, le fromage "feta" ne peut être produit que dans
certaines régions de la Grèce et dans le respect de spécifications de
produit strictes. Les producteurs d'autres Etats membres ou ceux ne
respectant pas ces spécifications disposent d'une période de transition
maximale de cinq ans pour modifier leur dénomination ou pour arrêter la
production. En juin, la Commission avait envoyé le projet de règlement au
Conseil (voir IP/02/866). Celui-ci n'ayant pas agi dans le délai prévu de
trois mois, il convient à la Commission d'adopter le règlement
formellement.
[05] Better fisheries management : Commission organises a seminar on
multiannual management plans
The European Commission recently held a one-day seminar in Brussels on the
concept of multiannual management plans for fish stocks. The current
process of setting fishing possibilities annually has failed to protect
fish stocks, a number of which are on the brink of collapse. In May, the
Commission proposed, as part of the overhaul of the Common Fisheries Policy
(CFP), to move away from this short-term policy by applying multiannual
management plans. The Commission invited experts from a number of countries
with experience of multiannual management of fish stocks to make
presentations to an audience of European fisheries managers and fishing
industry. The seminar showed that although this form of management is
rather complex to establish, it is generally proving fruitful in rebuilding
and/or conserving the fish stocks concerned. Crucial to the success of this
management system is the involvement of the main players concerned and in
particular of the fishing industry in the decision-making process.
[06] International tobacco control talks continue in Geneva
The fifth round of negotiations on a Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC) initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) starts
today in Geneva. "The negotiations present a unique opportunity to create a
legal instrument that will be binding worldwide", said David Byrne,
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection. "The negotiations
at the WHO have become an integral part of the EU's tobacco control
strategy and I am pleased to see that our initiatives have already made a
significant and positive contribution to this important international
process", stressed Mr Byrne, "I am particularly pleased to see that also a
large number of EU accession countries have chosen to associate with our
position. Our pioneering role on issues such as the prohibition of
misleading descriptors like "mild" is widely recongnised. We will pursue
our work on advertising. I believe we need to show a strong commitment to a
total ban of direct and indirect advertising due to the establised link
between tobacco advertising and tobacco consumption." Discussions of the
Intergovernmental Negotiating Body in Geneva will be held on the basis of
the Chair's draft text of the FCTC (http://www.who.int/gb/fctc). The fifth
negotiation round runs from 14-25 October. In the negotiations, the
Commission takes the floor on issues under Community competence based on a
negotiation mandate from the Council, whilst the Council Presidency speaks
on those subjects which are Member State competence. The FCTC will become a
mixed Convention, requiring ratification by Member States and the EU and is
due to be adopted in 2003.
[07] World Standards Day : Commission pays tribute to experts engaged in
standards making
Each year on 14 October, the members of the international standards
organisations ISO, IEC and ITU celebrate World Standards Day, paying
tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide
who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as
international standards. This year's theme "One Standard, one test -
accepted everywhere" echoes a business mantra: it is costly for enterprises
to produce according to different standards and to obtain the related
proofs of conformity when doing business across borders. The EU's Internal
Market and European standards help do away with the extra costs of
complying with differing standards and conformity assessment procedures
across Europe. International standards can help do the same job worldwide.
World Standards Day is celebrated in Geneva, headquarters of the
international standardisation organisations. National standards
organisations join in, very often by making awards to young researchers
with an interest in standardisation.
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
Discours de M. Monti : "L'evoluzione della regolamentazione comunitaria nel
settore delle communicazioni" au Seminario di stidio sulla regolamentazione
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Communicazioni (Naples)
Speech by Erkki Liikanen : "How can we establish clear policy objectives
for European competitiveness" at the Informal Competitiveness Council
(11/10, Nyborg)
Speech by Erkki Liikanen : "Better regulation" at the Informal
Competitiveness Council (12/10, Nyborg)
Speech by Franz Fischler : "Die Zukunft der Alpen aus der Sicht Europas" at
the 30 Jahre Arge Alp (12/10, Mörsern)
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