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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-07-12
From: HR-Net News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] EU court annuls TV sports ruling
[02] Express mail firms win court case
[03] Ruling on trademark owners rights
[04] Age related bus pass scheme
[05] EU and beef sector reform
[06] Welfare systems must promote work
[07] EU wins Japan whisky victory
[08] EU united on Helms-Burton law
[09] Astra's Portugal complaint
[10] Novel foods conciliation
[11] Europe's music industry
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[13] Main EU events for July 12
[01] EU court annuls TV sports ruling
BRUSSELS - The European Court on Thursday annulled a European Commission
decision allowing the European Broadcasting Union to buy exclusive television
rights to sports events within the framework of Eurovision.
[02] Express mail firms win court case
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice handed private express mail
companies in France a victory on Thursday by ruling that the French government
may have provided illegal subsidies to a state post office ventur
[03] Ruling on trademark owners rights
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday trademark owners
of pharmaceutical products may exercise ownership rights against parallel
importers, but these rights are limited.
[04] Age related bus pass scheme
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice decided on Thursday that a scheme
offering bus passes to women at 60 and men at 65 does not conflict with
Community law on equal treatment for men and women.
[05] EU and beef sector reform
BRUSSELS - Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler could put forward a proposal on
reform of the beef sector in time for the next farm Council later this month,
EU officials told Reuters.
[06] Welfare systems must promote work
DUBLIN - European Union social protection ministers ended a two-day informal
meeting on fighting long-term unemployment on Thursday and said they had
agreed that welfare systems must be geared more towards promoting work.
[07] EU wins Japan whisky victory
BRUSSELS - European whisky, gin, brandy and other imported spirits could soon
be flowing more freely in Japan after the world trade body found that Japanese
taxes were keeping them out, the European Commission said on Thursday.
[08] EU united on Helms-Burton law
BRUSSELS - European Union governments reacted furiously on Thursday to the
latest move in Washington's anti-Cuba battle, warning the U.S. can expect
retaliation unless President Bill Clinton waives part of a controversial law.
[09] Astra's Portugal complaint
BRUSSELS - The European Commission is looking into a complaint by Swedish
pharmaceutical firm Astra about the approval in Portugal of what Astra says
are pirate copies of its anti-ulcer drug Losec, one of the world's top selling
drugs.
[10] Novel foods conciliation
BRUSSELS - The General Affairs Council is expected to agree on Monday to set
up a conciliation committee to try to agree a text for the troubled novel
foods directive.
[11] Europe's music industry
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jacques Santer honoured some of
Europe's favourite music stars on Thursday at a glamourous ceremony meant to
show that Europe's music industry is more than a match for America.
GENEVA - U.S. and Japanese officials indicated on Thursday they had
failed to resolve their row over access for U.S. companies to the Japanese
photo film market, one of several current trade rows between the two
nations.
[13] Main EU events for July 12
LUXEMBOURG - European Court of Justice President to issue an order on the
application for the suspension of the EU beef ban at 0730 GMT (Friday).
BRUSSELS - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry holds news
conference on "Reforms to secure music industry investment in Europe" at 0730
GMT (Friday).
VIENNA - Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party continues
congress on "Preparing for the information society"; closing news conference
at 1000 GMT (Friday).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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