Translation of "permanent working party " (English → French) :

When it examined the proposal for a Council directive codifying Council Directive 83/183/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions applicable to the permanent introduction from a Member State of the personal property of individuals, the working party established, by common accord, that the proposal is indeed confined to straightforward codification and makes no substantive changes to the acts in question

95. Believes that such a forum would guarantee an exchange of information and a public debate; using an ‘integrated’ working method, in other words taking account of all the parties concerned (scientists, industries, and non-governmental organisations), together with the European Ethics Group and the high-level working party on life sciences, and aided by permanent communication with the national parliaments of the Union, the foru ...[+++]m, consisting of Members of the European Parliament and representatives from the Commission and Council, could meet twice a year for the purpose of evaluating the impact of research investment and taking action, via ad hoc contributions which could be taken into account by the competent decision-making bodies of the institutions concerned, on such ethical, legal, economic, and social problems as might periodically arise; with regard to the working methods of this forum, it must be ensured that it receives well-founded scientific assistance and meets the highest standards of transparency and parliamentary scrutiny;

After hearing each delegation's initial reactions to the Commission communication, the Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee, the Working Party on Tax Questions and the High-Level Working Party to examine the communication in preparation for a debate in Council.

The Council took note of information from the Presidency on the state of work on the proposed directive, which is now moving from Working Party level to the Permanent Representatives Committee.

RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS "The Council Recalls the importance of its conclusions of 15 March 1993 and 14 March 1995 concerning the Community's external relations in the air transport sector; Considers that air routes between the Member States and the United States are of major importance to Community carriers; Stresses the need to strengthen the competitiveness of Community carriers on these routes and to take account of the interests of users and of the different regions of the Community; Takes note of the work to ensure that the positions of the Member States are consistent wherever needed; Agrees on the need to continue examining the recommendation for a decision on the negotiations with the United States ...[+++] and the reflections under way on the definition of a platform of common principles; and in this context asks the Commission to carry out a detailed analysis showing whether Community-level negotiations would objectively obtain better results for all Member States and to define a common interest; In this connection requests the Commission better to define the economic implications of comprehensive negotiations for the Community and its Member States in each of the areas identified within the Working Party on Aviation; Stresses the need to study further the problems raised, especially the legal problems, particularly in the light of Opinion 1/94 of the Court of Justice of the European Communities; Consequently calls upon the Permanent Representatives Committee, assisted by the Working Party on Aviation, to prepare a fresh report for the Council meeting in December 1995 suggesting guidelines or priority decisions, in the light also of the detailed analysis of the above elements".

The Commission considered the amendments submitted and formally adopted the amended proposal in only one day in order to facilitate the work of the Council of Ministers both in the working party this week and in the Permanent Representatives Committee next week and in response to the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council which "called on the Institutions to ensure the formal adoption before the end of July 1993, of the Structural Funds Regulations".