Translation of "community nature goods " (English → French) :

43. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not carried out a study on hazard and risk mapping practices in the Member States, as provided for in its Communication of 23 February 2009 on ‘A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters’; urges the Commission to make good on this commitment in an effective way during the first half of 2010;

Many local communities, which have not been stripped of their natural resources or where the natural resources have not been destroyed, which have sufficient food and shelter, and where the community culture thrives, may be at least as good places to live as cities in rich countries.

By putting forward our Communication, we are giving the Council a good basis for starting discussions". Ritt Bjerregaard added: "Fisheries management and nature conservation have a common interest in preserving the marine ecosystem.

The case against Spain concerns the Habitats Directive Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna, and the case against France concerns the Regulation on Leghold Traps Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3254/92 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countr ...[+++]ies which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards

- the decision of the Joint Committee to add the Committee for Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal data to the list of Protocol 37 is being prepared in order to allow for EEA/EFTA participation in the interests of the good functioning of the agreement; -the EEA Council notes the participation of EEA/EFTA in the committees established in framework of programmes in which they participate like MEDIA II, INFO 2000 and in the area of Education; -the EEA Council notes EEA/EFTA participation in the Advisory Committee on the Internal market is being favourably considered; -the EEA Council also notes that EEA ...[+++]/EFTA participation as observers to the Commission's Advisory Committee to Cancer Prevention has been agreed; -noted the ongoing negotiations between the EEA/EFTA States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand of parallel Mutual Recognition Agreements on Conformity Assessment equivalent to those negotiated between the Community and those countries; the EEA Council welcomed the readiness of the EEA/EFTA States to begin parallel negotiations with those countries in Central and Eastern Europe with which the Community intends to conclude European Conformity Assessment Agreements and set up special administrative structures; while referring to the importance of the Commission's Action Plan for the Single Market underlined its general relevance to the EEA Agreement and appreciated the joint intention to cooperate on relevant projects resulting from the Action Plan; welcomed that in a spirit of constructive cooperation a solution to the salmon issue has been found in consultations between the Commission and Norway ; 5. The EEA Council noted the importance of the proposed European Parliament and Council directive on common rules for the internal market in natural gas for the supply and utilization of natural gas within the EEA.

The initial measures, which have been approved by the Commission and mark an important "first" in Community cooperation in the field, include the following : a) Adoption of a guide to civil protection in the European Community The purpose of this guide will be to describe the latest situation as regards disaster relief in the Community, including information on mechanisms for placing the emergency services on alert and for raising the alarm in good time, on the possibilities for calling on outside assistance, on the coordination of ac ...[+++]tion extending beyond national frontiers and on the range of resources which can be deployed (equipment, personnel, services, data bases, etc.). b) Creation of a permanent network of civil protection liaison officers The task of this network, which is due to become operational on 1 July 1987, will be to enable the prompt exchange of information on requirements and resources in the Community for dealing with natural and man-made disasters.