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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 07-02-05
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Emissions trading : Commission approves Slovenia's national allocation
plan for 2008-2012
[02] Sécurité des médicaments : l'UE et le Japon collaborent plus
étroitement
[03] Commission clears acquisition of Eddie Bauer by Sun Capital and Golden
Gate
[04] Avian Influenza : H5N1 virus confirmed in UK
[05] La Commission ouvre un débat sur de meilleurs indicateurs de
capacité et d'effort de pêche
[06] Commission publishes report on prospects for agricultural markets and
income 2006-2013
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2007-02-05
Reference: MEX/07/0205
Date: 05/02/2007
EXME07 / 5.2
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
05/02/07
[01] Emissions trading : Commission approves Slovenia's national allocation
plan for 2008-2012
The European Commission today approved Slovenia'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 the total number of emission allowances proposed by Slovenia –
equivalent to 8.3 million tonnes of CO² – since it is consistent with
Slovenia's commitment under the Kyoto Protocol, its expected emissions and
its potential to reduce emissions. It is also lower than the verified
emissions of Slovenia in 2005. The approval is conditional on Slovenia
making changes to two aspects of its plan. The ETS ensures that greenhouse
gas emissions from energy and industry sectors 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.
[02] Sécurité des médicaments : l'UE et le Japon collaborent plus
étroitement
Dès maintenant, l'Union européenne et le Japon sont en mesure d'échanger
des informations confidentielles sur l'autorisation et la sécurité des
médicaments. Des accords de confidentialité ont été conclus aujourd'hui
entre la Commission européenne et l'Agence européenne des médicaments
(AEM), d'une part, et le ministère japonais de la santé, du travail et de
la protection sociale (MHLW) et l'agence japonaise des produits
pharmaceutiques et des dispositifs médicaux (PMDA), d'autre part, lors
d'une réunion bilatérale à Tokyo. Les partenaires pourront échanger des
informations confidentielles, par exemple sur les questions de sécurité
relatives aux médicaments mis sur le marché et aux produits en cours
d'élaboration ou dont l'autorisation est à l'étude.
[03] Commission clears acquisition of Eddie Bauer by Sun Capital and Golden
Gate
The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger
Regulation to the acquisition of joint control of Eddie Bauer Holdings,
Inc. (Eddie Bauer) of the US by Sun Capital Securities Group LLC, an
affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. (Sun Capital) of the US and Golden
Gate Capital Private Equity Inc.(Golden Gate) also of the US. Sun Capital
is a private equity investment company, active in a variety of sectors,
including clothing, accessories and footwear via its portfolio companies
Dim Branded Apparel (DBA) and Lee Cooper. Golden Gate is a private equity
investment fund. Eddie Bauer is active in the retail of sportswear,
principally in the US, with European sales concentrated mainly in Germany.
The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
[04] Avian Influenza : H5N1 virus confirmed in UK
On 2 February, the European Commission was informed by the UK authorities
of a suspected outbreak of avian influenza in Suffolk, in the east of
England. The outbreak occurred on holding of 159,000 turkeys, and was
detected following the death of around 2,500 birds. The disease situation
will be reviewed by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal
Health on 6 February. The Committee will review the disease situation in
view of its evolution. For more information, see:
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/influenza/index.cfm">http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/influenza/index.cfm
[05] La Commission ouvre un débat sur de meilleurs indicateurs de
capacité et d'effort de pêche
La Commission européenne vient de publier une Communication destinée Ã
lancer un débat sur la manière d'améliorer les indicateurs de
capacité et d'effort de pêche dans le cadre de la Politique commune de la
pêche (PCP). Actuellement, la capacité est mesurée en termes de tonnage
brut du navire (GT) et de puissance de ses moteurs en kilowatts (kW),
tandis que l'effort de pêche est exprimé en nombre de jours passés en
mer par le navire. Alors que le système de GT est adéquat pour évaluer
la capacité totale de la flotte, la méthode utilisée pour certifier la
puissance des moteurs présente des faiblesses significatives qui doivent
être corrigées. Des indicateurs alternatifs, tels que le type ou la
taille des engins de pêche utilisés, sont examinés et la Commission
propose un plan d'action visant à approfondir cette approche, qui comprend
des études de cas, une consultation ainsi que des projets pilotes.
[06] Commission publishes report on prospects for agricultural markets and
income 2006-2013
This new report covers cereals, oilseeds, sugar, meat, eggs, milk and the
main dairy products. The medium-term projections depict an outlook for the
EU cereal markets with largely balanced markets with, however, significant
risks of regional imbalances and public stocks for maize in Bulgaria,
Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. The sugar markets are characterised by
growing internal and world markets with the main risks related to the slow
take-up of restructuring. The poultry and pig meat sector should also
exhibit relatively favourable medium-term perspectives, however with a
slower growth than in the last decade. Beef production, on the other hand,
is expected to fall as a consequence of the CAP reform and the declining
dairy herd, leading to the widening of the trade deficit. The market
balance for the major dairy products is expected to improve over the medium
term, with increasing cheese production and consumption, but lower
availabilities of butter and SMP. The medium-term income projections
display a rather favourable outlook as the EU-27 agricultural income would
grow by 23.2% between 2005 and 2013 in real terms and per labour unit (9.3%
in the EU-15, 37.1% in the EU-10 and 105.1 % in EU-2). The report is
available at:
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/publi/caprep/prospects2006b/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/publi/caprep/prospects2006b/index_en.htm
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Speech by Mariann Fischer Boel : "Quality is the (present and) future for
European agriculture" at Conference on Food Quality Certification –
Adding Value to Farm Produce
Speech by Neelie Kroes : "A new European Energy Policy; reaping the
benefits of open and competitive markets" at Energy conference: E-world
energy & water' (! embargo 14h00 !, Essen)
Speech by Stavros Dimas : "Towards a global agreement on tackling climate
change" at Paris Conference on the Environment (02/02)
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