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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-07-12

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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
  • [12]
  • [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.

    [12]

    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/
    © ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996


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