Translation of "Include COSS guidelines within inspection activities " (English → French) :

1. The Commission, the Agency and the competent authorities of Member States and those third countries with which the Community has negotiated a fisheries agreement that includes an enforcement agreement shall exchange relevant information available to them regarding control and inspection activities within Community and international waters.

Early in 2006, producers will receive a notification of their coverage options and the related fees, as well as the deadline for application Question No. 190 Mr. Bill Casey: With regard to the pilot projects and other activities undertaken by the Public Service Commission of Canada in an effort to create a national area of selection for all federal Public Service jobs: (a) what is the current status in designating all federal Publi ...[+++]c Service jobs as being part of the national area of selection, following the national area of selection designation for senior and executive level positions of the federal Public Service; (b) at what time will the Commission be in a position to include all junior, and mid-level federal Public Service positions in the national area of selection; (c) what is the Commission’s time frame to have 100% of the federal Public Service job postings included within the national area of selection; (d) what percentage of federal Public Service employment positions, as of September 1, 2005 are open to job-seekers within a designated national area of selection; (e) what are the specific reasons the Commission has not yet realized a national area of selection for all job-seekers in Canada wishing to work for the Government; (f) what are the total expenditures to date by the Commission towards the creation of the national area of selection; (g) is there a multi-year estimate for expenditures required to create the national area of selection; and (h) what is the status in the on-going development of policies and guidelines for the government-wide use of e-recruitment software?

These instructions include methods of payment and amount, as well as certain forms of immunity to be granted – informers are not to be arrested 'when they commit offences within prescribed limits' and they are also allowed 'to take part in criminal activities' after 'authorisation from an authority established in accordance with the guidelines'.

The Council approved a "Statement on the DAS" which is reproduced in Annex II. FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD: COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME FOR 1996 - CONCLUSIONS "THE COUNCIL - welcomes the programme for the fight against fraud submitted by the Commission for 1996; - recalls the Madrid European Council's conclusions of 15 and 16 December 1995 on fraud and the protection of the financial interests of the Communities and in particular the European Council's invitation to the Member States and Institutions to adopt "the necessary measures to ensure an equivalent level of protection throughout the Community and in the Community budget and the EDF as a ...[+++]whole"; - notes that the Commission programme comes within the context of these conclusions and of those of the ECOFIN Council of 27 November 1995 and that it also takes account of certain remarks made by the Council in connection with the 1995 work programme; - supports the general guidelines of the specific measures envisaged by the Commission under the four headings identified when the anti-fraud strategy was presented in 1994, i.e.: = as regards a stronger presence on the ground and firmer support for operational activities: improved inspections in third countries, in particular in the CCEEs and the Mediterranean countries, increased prevention of irregularities in the field of transit, extension, whilst observing the respective powers of national administrations, of the SCENT mutual assistance network to sectors other than the customs sector; = as regards strengthening the partnership between the Commission and the Member States: the development of information networks, better use of the results of risk analysis, the training of officials in the Member States; examination, as part of the programme for Sound and Efficient Financial Management (SEM 2000), of the possibility of extending the system of disallowing finance from agriculture to other areas, in accordance with the Madrid European Council's conclusions; = as regards ...

COUNCIL RESOLUTION DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE OUTLINES OF AN INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR IN THE EUROPEAN UNION THE COUNCIL Having regard to the Commission communication of 14 September 1994 entitled "An industrial competitiveness policy for the European Union"; Recalling its Resolution of 21 November 1994 on strengthening the competitiveness of Community industry [10] , and its conclusions of 7 April 1995 on an industrial competitiveness policy; Having regard to the communication of 2 March 1994 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the outlines of an industrial policy for the pharmaceutical sector in the European Union; Whereas the European Union has an important role to play in creating a f ...[+++]avourable environment for the expansion of activities relating to research, development, production and distribution of medicinal products and in encouraging the development of an innovative and effective European pharmaceutical industry in terms of competitiveness on the world market; Whereas European industrial policy must necessarily take account of the special nature of this sector, which relates both to public health and to social policy; whereas social security systems bear a considerable proportion of pharmaceutical expenditure; whereas this is a matter which falls within the competence of the Member States; Whereas the European Union has the responsibility of sketching out guidelines for the promotion of Community activities in this sector, HAS ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION: I. WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 1. recalls that the European pharmaceutical industry plays an essential role in public health, remains a high-technology industry with considerable added value, which is particularly successful, generates highly skilled jobs and makes a significant contribution to the Union's balance of trade; 2. considers that, now that it is facing increasingly intense international competition, the Euro ...

The Council: 1. reaffirms the importance of reinforcing coordination in development cooperation between the Community and the Member States as stated in Article 130x of the Treaty on European Union and in accordance with the principle of complementarity of policies set out in Article 130u; 2. notes with interest the initial results of reinforced coordination in the six pilot countries, in particular the progress made in several countries in reciprocal exchange of information between the representatives of the Member States and the Community and the consequent greater transparency of sectoral and regional ...[+++]activities of the Commission and Member States; 3. notes, however, the disparity between one country and another in the functioning of coordination and observes that the process is hindered by a number of problems relating, inter alia, to lack of staff, links with other coordination bodies and the involvement of beneficiary countries; 4. also emphasizes, in view of the differing economic and social situations in the various countries, the advantages of coherent analysis and exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission; 5. stresses the importance of Community coordination and reiterates the main objectives, which are: to strengthen the capacity of the recipient country to assume responsibility for and ownership of its own development strategies and programmes; to reduce the administrative burden on beneficiary countries with the aim of encouraging strengthened capacity; to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation by the Community and its Member States and providers of funds as a whole; to ensure consistency of the cooperation activities of the Community and its Member States with the common political guidelines adopted by the Council and to ensure complementarity of the various measures within the framework of a single strategy developed by the beneficiary country itself; to optimize the European Union's presence in develo ...