Translation of "Société internationale pour l'information sportive " (French → English) :

The Commission will: (29) Use its structured dialogue with leading international and European sport organisations and other sport stakeholders to encourage them and their members to participate in the Eco Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) and Community Eco-Label Award schemes, and promote these voluntary schemes during major sport events; (30) Promote green procurement in its political dialogue with Member States and other concerned parties; (31) Raise awareness, through guidance developed in cooperation with relevant stakeholders (policy makers, SMEs, local communities), abou ...[+++]t the need to work together in partnership at the regional level to organise sport events in a sustainable way; (32) Take sport into account as part of the "Information and Communication" component of the new LIFE+ programme.

Council recommendation of 1 December 1994 concerning direct, informal exchanges of information with the CCEEs in the area of international sporting events (network of contact persons).

Companies which already disclose information about transactions with related parties in their accounts pursuant to international accounting standards as adopted in the European Union should not be required to disclose further information under this Directive, as the application of the international accounting standards already results in a true and fair view of such a company.

VNU Stratosfera B.V. is a subsidiary of Dutch based VNU N.V., an international publishing and information company that provides consumer and professional information, based in the Netherlands.

The text of the recommendation is set out below (The annex, which contains a form for use by the Member States' competent authorities on the occasion of European sporting fixtures for information on the travelling and accommodation arrangements of hooligans, is not reproduced.) "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAVING REGARD to the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union for the exchange of information on the occasion of major events of meetings, adopted on 30 November 1994; HAVING REGARD to the initiative submitted by the United Kingdom on 21 June 1995; HAVING REGARD to the conclusion of the Council of the European Union ...[+++] on 21 June 1995; WHEREAS there have been instances of serious disorder at football matches in a number of Member States including matches in international competitions, and there is a need to ensure a consistent, coordinated, and effective response on the part of the police and the football authorities; WHEREAS the Council believes that techniques and procedures which have contributed to the successful containment of disorder should be more widely and consistently applied in relation to international high-risk matches; WHEREAS the Council considers that adoption of a more consistent approach to these problems would be likely to lead to a reduction in the number and seriousness of incidents of disorder; WHEREAS some of the recent outbreaks of disorder can be linked to lax controls on ticket sales at the grounds on the day of the match; WHEREAS recommendations have been adopted under the 1985 European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches for actions to be followed whenever the threat of violent disorder is foreseen by the country in which a football match is to be played, RECOMMENDS to Member States: I) To draw on the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the aforementioned Convention, contained in the check list of measures to be taken by organizers and p ...

VI. THE COUNCIL 28. Invites the Commission and the Member States to examine appropriate actions, including in accordance with existing regional policy instruments, to ensure that the opportunities offered by the information society can be grasped by individuals and firms; 29. Considers there is a need to improve transparency of national and Community initiatives, including the regulatory framework, for the development of Information Society services; 30. Urges the Member States and the Commission to make sustained efforts to increase public awareness and understanding of, and participation in the information society; 31. Invites the ...[+++]institutions of the Union, in cooperation with Member States, to establish, within a reasonable timescale, an integrated system for the management of inter institutional communications; 32. Recognizes the need for further analysis of the issues underlying development of information society policy internationally with a view to reaching a common understanding on means and conditions governing the use of global information networks and stresses the need for coordination between initiatives relating to the subjects, both in the Union framework and in other international fora; 33. Welcomes the German proposal to host an international conference dedicated to this end that will be prepared in close cooperation with the Commission and the Member States; 34. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to present a revised and updated Action Plan "Europe's way to the information society" before the end of this year".