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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 03-09-19
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Internal Market : further deterioration in Member States'
implementation of rules
[02] Transmission de demandes d'asile entre Etats membres - DubliNet est à
présent opérationnel
[03] Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers (22/09,
Brussels)
[04] Deuxième trimestre 2003 par rapport au deuxième trimestre 2002 : les
coûts de la main-d'œuvre ont augmenté de 2,9% dans la zone euro ; hausse de
3,0% dans l'UE15
[05] Renewal of EU/Madagascar and EU/Mauritius fisheries protocols
[06] Food safety : meeting of David Byrne and Thai Agriculture Minister
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 19/09/2003
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 19/09/2003
[01] Internal Market : further deterioration in Member States'
implementation of rules
The latest figures compiled by the European Commission show a further
deterioration in Member States' implementation in national law of Internal
Market Directives that they themselves, together with the European
Parliament, have adopted. This is despite the call from the March 2003
Spring European Council in Brussels for a renewed effort by July to meet
the targets set by Heads of State at previous European Councils in
Stockholm (2001) and Barcelona (2002). Instead, the new figures show that
in July, eight Member States had a "transposition deficit" (the percentage
of Directives that have not been implemented in national law in due time)
more than double the target of 1.5%. Only two Member States (Denmark and
Spain) met this target, while Austria, Italy and France were furthest away
from meeting it. Worryingly, the average deficit for the EU as a whole was
up to 2.8%, from 1.8% in May last year. That is worse than it has been
since 2000. The news is little better for the "zero tolerance" target set
by EU Heads of State at the Barcelona European Council in Spring 2002,
under which no Directives should remain unimplemented more than two years
after the due date. Only four Member States (Denmark, Greece, Portugal and
Finland) met this target by the end of July. France had the worst record in
this respect, followed by Luxembourg and Belgium.
[02] Transmission de demandes d'asile entre Etats membres - DubliNet est à
présent opérationnel
Un réseau sûr de communications électroniques entre les autorités
nationales qui traitent les demandes d'asile, DubliNET, est opérationnel
depuis le 1er septembre dans les Etats membres de l'Union européenne, ainsi
qu'en Norvège et en Islande. Sa création était prévue par le règlement
"Dublin II" établissant les critères et mécanismes de détermination de
l'Etat membre responsable de l'examen d'une demande d'asile présentée par
un ressortissant d'un pays tiers, qui remplace la convention de Dublin.
[03] Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers (22/09,
Brussels)
The EU's Council of Ministers responsible for competitiveness will meet in
Brussels on Monday 22nd September at 10am under the chairmanship of the
Italian Minister for European Affairs, Rocco Buttiglione, and the Italian
Minister for Education, Universities and Research, Letizia Moratti. The
European Commission will be represented by Internal Market and Taxation
Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner
António Vitorino, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki
Liikanen and Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin.
[04] Deuxième trimestre 2003 par rapport au deuxième trimestre 2002 : les
coûts de la main-d'œuvre ont augmenté de 2,9% dans la zone euro ; hausse de
3,0% dans l'UE15
D'après Eurostat, dans l'ensemble de l'économie, le coût horaire total de
la main-d'œuvre dans la zone euro a augmenté de 2,9% en termes nominaux, au
cours du deuxième trimestre 2003 par rapport au deuxième trimestre 2002.
L'augmentation était de 2,7% au premier trimestre 2003. Dans l'UE15, la
hausse a été de 3,0% au cours du deuxième trimestre 2003, contre 2,8% au
trimestre précédent.
[05] Renewal of EU/Madagascar and EU/Mauritius fisheries protocols
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has initialled two fisheries
protocols with Madagascar and Mauritius respectively. The new protocol with
Madagascar will last for three years from1 January 2004. The number of tuna
vessels allowed to fish under this protocol remains unchanged : 40 seiners
and 40 long-liners as does the annual financial compensation of €825,000.
Vessel owners will continue to pay € 25 per tonne of tuna caught but the
amount to be paid in advance to Madagascar will increase. The new protocol
with Mauritius, applicable from 3 December 2003, will last for 4 years, a
year longer than the current one. The number of tuna vessels will increase
from 83 to 90 as will the financial compensation from €412,500 to €487,500
and the fishing possibilities from 5,500 tonnes to 6,500 tonnes. The
measures agreed under these new partnership agreements will contribute to
achieving sustainable tuna fisheries in these areas and to strengthening
international cooperation within the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) of
which the EU is a member. These measures include the use of the vessel
monitoring system (VMS) which allows for the continuous monitoring of EU
vessels operating in Madagascar's waters by the control authorities. The
vessels concerned by these protocols come from Spain, France, Italy,
Portugal and the UK.
[06] Food safety : meeting of David Byrne and Thai Agriculture Minister
European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne met the
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, Mr Sora-at
Klinpratoom, in Brussels on Thursday, 18 September. During the meeting, the
Minister presented the Thai structure in charge of regulating food safety
standards, the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodities and Food
Standards (ACFS). Commissioner Byrne recognised the key role of Thailand in
south-east Asia and its role in advocating improved food safety. Minister
Sora-at Klinpratoom expressed his appreciation for the EU decision in
January 2003 to totally lift the restrictions on shrimp and to reduce
testing of poultrymeat from 100% to 20%. Since March 2002, all consignments
of shrimps and poultry from Thailand had to be tested for the presence of
residues since the presence of nitrofurans had been detected in imported
products from the country (see IP/02/436). The control system set up by the
Thai authorities has also been monitored by the Commission Delegation in
Thailand.
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Text of video address by Anna Diamantopoulou at Conference on Human Capital
Speech by Erkki Liikanen : "eEurope 2005" at IT-Dynamon vihkiäsjuhla
(Jyväskylä, ! embargo 1h30 pm !)
Calendrier du 22 au 27 septembre 2003
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