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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8197

22 April 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Alicante Office prepares to implement trademarks and designs regulation

Brussels, 22/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs), also known as the Alicante Trademark Office, is expected o implement the European regulation on trademarks and designs adopted last September as from 1 January 2003. Research is currently being carried out to adopt the Office's IT system, explained the Office President Wubbo de Boer at the EP's Kangaroo Group seminar in Alicante on Friday (see EUROPE of 20 April, pp 12 and...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Opening of ministerial in Valencia without Syria and Lebanon - Will Presidency "Action Plan" be approved by majority? - Signing of EU/Algeria Association Agreement
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU appeal against any force against Arafat's headquarters - Chris Patten's accusations levelled at Israel
(EU) EP/FRANCE: Consternation at breakthrough for Jean-Marie Le Pen
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/GERMANY: Minister Palmer announces visit by Valery Giscard d'Estaing to Stuttgart
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/DEFENCE: Eurodefense recommendations
(EU) EU/NATO: Solana urges for rapid solution to Greece/Turkey row
(EU) WEU/ITALY: Klaus Buehler visits Rome - WEAG, European Convention
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/ECB: Lucas Papademos, Christian Noyer's successor, tells MEPs that low inflation is the best contribution monetary policy can make to high growth and employment
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Political agreement with view to non-commercial pet movements
(EU) EU/BAVARIA:
(EU) EU/STEEL/UNITED STATES: Fifteen at pains to maintain unity in transatlantic conflict over steel
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Provisional agenda of the meeting of the College
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission to forward proposals to Council for amending statute of personnel to Council on Wednesday
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission must adopt reform proposals for Common Fisheries Policy on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Results of Monday's negotiating session
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Strengthening regional cooperation
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Extended co-operation - 1997 Declaration may be updated
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Presidency hopes to reach agreement in May on Community Patent - linguistic experience of Trade Mark Office should not be a model to follow
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Alicante Office prepares to implement trademarks and designs regulation
(EU) EU/OLAF: OLAF fears being undermined by speculation about alleged misconduct by officials
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/APRIL SESSION IN BRUSSELS: Middle East - Euro-Mediterranean meeting of Valencia - Council/transparency reform - Human rights - Debts of developing countries
(EU) EU/SPORT: Collective sale of broadcasting rights at centre of public hearing on sport - For Michel Rocard, conflict of interests has not prevented awareness-raising and more legislative work needs doing
(EU) EP/TOBACCO: Usual divisions over tobacco advertising
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Clinical trial programme must respect ethical rules and serve interests of local communities, say African representatives at Barcelona Conference.
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Mobility Week in September
(EU) EU/ACP/SUGAR: EU-ACP partnership seen as "destructive" by European sugar beet farmers
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 502
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