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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 07-04-03

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


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] La Commission expose sa vision pour l'amélioration du système des brevets en Europe
  • [02] Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections against alleged territorial restrictions in on-line music sales to major record companies and Apple
  • [03] La Communauté européenne devient membre de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé
  • [04] EU High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel appeal to all Somali parties to cease hostilities immediately
  • [05] La Commission soutient la construction d'un oléoduc qui limitera les risques de pollution par hydrocarbures en mer Noire et en Méditerranée
  • [06] Emissions trading : Commission adopts decision on Austria's national allocation plan for 2008-2012
  • [07] Commission proposes transposition of ICCAT recovery plan for bluefin tuna into Community law
  • [08] Février 2007 comparé à janvier 2007 : hausse des prix à la production industrielle de 0,3% dans la zone euro ; hausse de 0,2% dans l'UE27 Midday Express of 2007-04-03 Reference: MEX/07/0403 Date: 03/04/2007 EXME07 / 3.4

    MIDDAY EXPRESS

    News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing

    Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb

    03/04/07


  • [01] La Commission expose sa vision pour l'amélioration du système des brevets en Europe

    La Commission européenne a défini, sous forme d'une communication, sa vision de la voie à suivre pour améliorer le système des brevets en Europe et pour relancer le débat sur cette question. Faire du brevet communautaire une réalité et améliorer le système actuel de règlement des litiges en matière de brevets devrait, avec les mesures d'accompagnement, rendre le système des brevets plus accessibles et faire baisser les coûts pour tous.

    [02] Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections against alleged territorial restrictions in on-line music sales to major record companies and Apple

    The European Commission can confirm that it has sent a Statement of Objections to major record companies and Apple in relation to agreements between each record company and Apple that restrict music sales: consumers can only buy music from the iTunes' on-line store in their country of residence. Consumers are thus restricted in their choice of where to buy music, and consequently what music is available, and at what price. The Commission alleges in the Statement of Objections that these agreements violate the EC Treaty's rules prohibiting restrictive business practices (Article 81).

    [03] La Communauté européenne devient membre de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé

    Ce 3 avril 2007, la Communauté européenne devient officiellement membre de la Conférence de La Haye de droit international privé, réaffirmant ainsi son rôle international majeur en matière de justice civile.

    [04] EU High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel appeal to all Somali parties to cease hostilities immediately

    "We appeal to all the parties to end the fighting immediately and agree on a sustained cease fire. We are deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact of the conflict in Mogadishu and the indiscriminate shelling of heavily populated areas. We urge all parties to respect unequivocally their obligations under international humanitarian law and to allow for humanitarian access to alleviate the suffering of civilians caught in the crossfire. Stabilisation of the country can only be achieved through political means. We hence call on all Somali and regional actors to show statesmanship and to speedily return to the path of dialogue and work together for a genuine political process and establish inclusive national and local governance structures particularly in Mogadishu and deliver on the expectations of the Somali people for peace and stability. A genuine reconciliation process which accommodates all Somali political forces and clans remains the single most important factor for continued support by the European Union."

    [05] La Commission soutient la construction d'un oléoduc qui limitera les risques de pollution par hydrocarbures en mer Noire et en Méditerranée

    Le commissaire chargé de l’énergie, Andris Piebalgs, a signé aujourd'hui à Zagreb une déclaration ministérielle concernant les prochaines étapes de la construction d'un oléoduc qui acheminera du pétrole directement de la mer Noire vers les marchés d'Europe centrale. L'oléoduc paneuropéen "PEOP" permettrait de réduire considérablement les risques d'accident grave dans le Bosphore, en mer Noire, en mer Egée et en Adriatique. "Ce projet est un bon exemple de coopération renforcée entre les membres de la Communauté de l'énergie", a déclaré le commissaire Piebalgs.

    [06] Emissions trading : Commission adopts decision on Austria's national allocation plan for 2008-2012

    The European Commission has concluded the assessment of Austria's national plan for allocating carbon dioxide (CO²) emission allowances for the 2008- 2012 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The Commission accepted Austria's national plan on condition that certain changes are made, including a reduction in the total number of emission allowances proposed. The cleared annual allocation is 30.7 million tonnes of CO² allowances, 6.4% less than Austria had proposed. The Emissions Trading Scheme ensures that greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and industry sectors covered are cut at least cost to the economy, thus helping the EU and its Member States to meet their emission commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

    [07] Commission proposes transposition of ICCAT recovery plan for bluefin tuna into Community law

    As announced recently, the European Commission adopted today a proposal to transpose into Community law, on a permanent basis, the recovery measures for bluefin tuna recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), last November, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Today's proposal follows the Commission's February proposal to amend the December 2006 Council Regulation on quotas for 2007 so as to include this recovery plan (<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/257&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">IP/07/257, <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/85&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">MEMO/07/85). At a meeting in Tokyo in January 2007, ICCAT members had agreed on the allocation of the TAC for eastern bluefin tuna. As a result of this decision, it was necessary to revise the provisional quota included in the regulation on fishing possibilities for 2007 as well as the conditions associated with it. This was to ensure that they apply to the 2007 fishing year. At the time the Commission said that it would shortly propose a Council Regulation to implement the multi-annual recovery measures for bluefin tuna on a permanent basis. This is the proposal tabled today. The Regulation will now go to Council and the European Parliament for final adoption. For further details, see also <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1632&format=HTML&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">IP/06/1632, and <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEX/07/0131&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">MEX/07/0131 on outcome of the Tokyo meeting on bluefin tuna.

    [08] Février 2007 comparé à janvier 2007 : hausse des prix à la production industrielle de 0,3% dans la zone euro ; hausse de 0,2% dans l'UE27

    Dans la zone euro (ZE13), l'indice des prix à la production industrielle a augmenté de 0,3% en février 2007 par rapport à janvier 2007 et de 0,2% dans l'UE271. En janvier 2007, les prix avaient augmenté de 0,2% dans la zone euro tandis qu'ils avaient baissé de 0,1% dans l'UE27. En février 2007, par rapport à février 2006, les prix à la production industrielle ont augmenté de 2,9% dans la zone euro et de 2,3% dans l'UE27. Ces données sont publiées par Eurostat. From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/

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