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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 98-09-15
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Spokesman's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb
15/09/98
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] La Commission autorise la mise sur le marché du médicament "Viagra"
[02] Commission authorizes a joint venture by Bosch and ZF Friedrichshafen
[03] La Commission autorise une concentration entre Abitibi Consolidated,
Norske Skog et Hansol Paper
[04] Equal opportunities in employment and Structural Funds : Padraig Flynn
calls on the European Parliament to be more proactive
[01] La Commission autorise la mise sur le marché du médicament "Viagra"
La Commission européenne a délivré aujourd'hui à l'entreprise Pfizer
Limited (Royaume-Uni) une autorisation de mise sur le marché du médicament
"Viagra" sur la base d'un avis scientifique favorable de l'Agence
européenne d'évaluation des médicaments. Viagra est destiné au traitement
des troubles de l'érection. La décision a été prise selon la procédure
communautaire (dite "centralisée") d'autorisation des médicaments établie
par le règlement du Conseil 2309/93 (CEE). Cette procédure en vigueur
depuis le 1er janvier 1995 permet d'obtenir, après une évaluation
scientifique unique conduite au sein de l'Agence par le Comité des
spécialités pharmaceutiques, une autorisation de mise sur le marché,
valable dans toute l'Union européenne.
[02] Commission authorizes a joint venture by Bosch and ZF Friedrichshafen
The European Commission has authorized the creation of a joint venture for
automotive steering systems by the German companies Robert Bosch GmbH
(Bosch) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The joint venture will produce and
distribute components for automotive steering systems. It will especially
drive forward the development of electro-hydraulic and electric steering
systems. As Bosch up to now is not active in steering systems, there are
no market share additions.
[03] La Commission autorise une concentration entre Abitibi Consolidated,
Norske Skog et Hansol Paper
La Commission européenne a décidé d'approuver une entreprise commune entre
Abitibi Consolidated du Canada, Norske Skogindustrier de Norway, et Hansol
Paper Co. de Corée du Sud, dans le secteur du papier journal et du papier
pour magazine. L'entreprise commune sera seulement active sur les marchés
asiatiques du papier journal et pour magazines. Les parties apporteront
leurs activités existantes en Asie à l'entreprise commune. Après avoir
examiné cette opération, la Commission a conclu qu'elle n'aura pas d'impact
sur la concurrence dans l'Espace économique européen. En particulier,
l'opération ne créera ni ne renforcera une position dominante dans le
marché commun ou sur une partie substantielle de celui-ci.
[04] Equal opportunities in employment and Structural Funds : Padraig Flynn
calls on the European Parliament to be more proactive
Speaking today in Oporto at a conference on equality between women and men
and Structural Funds, European Commissioner for Employment and Social
Affairs, Padraig Flynn, said that whilst the European Parliament's work on
equal opportunities is substantial and has made an enormous contribution to
helping women in the European Union overcome the many barriers they still
face, "I have nevertheless found Parliamentarians somewhat slow to take up
the issues of equal opportunities in the employment strategy and in the
structural funds". The Commissioner stated that he was convinced that
these two developments represent "the great leap forward in years for equal
opportunities at European level." He urged the supporters of equal
opportunities in the Parliament to be attentive to these proposals. He
pointed out that "over the past 10-15 years we have been dependent on women
to fill the gaps in the labour supply. Women have accounted for the entire
growth of the Union's workforce over the last decade and a half. But from
now on this is not something we can leave to social change or personal
choice. Europe needs more women in the workforce. This is why Member
States must adopt the policies which make it easier to combine family life
and working life ; why it must be made easier for women to re-train when
they come to enter the labour market after a long absence spent caring for
children or older dependants ; and why the artificial barriers that close
off parts of the labour market and cause segregation and discrimination
have to be dismantled."
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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