Brussels, 15/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner Philippe Busquin confirmed, on Thursday before the European Parliament's Industry Committee, that the reform of the Joint Research Centre, which he intends to carry out, should not affect its status of European Commission Directorate General nor its method of financing in the framework of the Research and Development Framework-Programme (see EUROPE of 4 August, p.5). Mr Busquin raised in succession: