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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9458

30 June 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission confirms decision to refer France to the Court for a second time over nitrate pollution of surface water in Brittany

Brussels, 29/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 27 June, the European Commission confirmed its decision to refer France to the European Court of Justice for a second time over persistently high nitrate pollution of surface water in Brittany. The Commission decided on 21 March 2007 to defer the referral for three months in view of a new action plan proposed by the French authorities (see EUROPE 9391). France has taken a number of measures to put in place the action plan (for example, the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: To what extent is the UK still part of the EU?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/REFORM OF EU: Warsaw seeks «clarification» on IGC negotiating mandate
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Talks on concluding association agreement open between EU and Central American countries
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission launches wide-ranging public consultation process on adaptation to climate change with Green Paper and conference in Brussels on 3 July
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: EU confirms car CO2 emissions target of 120 g/km for 2012 - Commission to ensure a level playing field
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Peter Mandelson believes agreement still possible by end 2007 - Celso Amorim boasts of Mercosur support for Brazil
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: First meeting of Transatlantic Economic Council
(EU) EU/CHINA: Mandelson recommends linking yuan to basket of world currencies
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Laszlo Kovacs wants cut-rate VAT negotiated by new member states which joined in 2004 to be extended until 2010
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Group of intellectuals advises Commission on how multilingualism can contribute to intercultural dialogue
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/SPORT: Prospect of European sport policy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Belgium taken to the Court of Justice for hampering the posting of non-EU workers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France sent to Court of Justice for banning parallel imports of plant protection products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Adoption of new rules for protection of chickens for meat
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New rules on organic farming
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Clear definition of drift net adopted
(EU) EU/GREENLAND/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France and Luxembourg are referred to Court of Justice for failure to comply with regulation on Community designs
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission acts to ensure eight member states implement EU laws
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission shelves proceedings against France over legislation requiring co-owners to inform managing agents of address in France
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission inquires into discriminatory restrictions on granting dwelling authorisations in Ireland
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission asks Court to impose fine on Portugal for hindering import of water pipes
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission continues infringement proceedings against Italy in the fuel distribution sector
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against Spain, Ireland and United Kingdom over directive on rental and lending rights
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reasoned opinions sent to Luxemburg and Ireland for failing to implement security of supply directive on gas
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission confirms decision to refer France to the Court for a second time over nitrate pollution of surface water in Brittany
(EU) EU/JHA: Final agreement on PNR postponed - MEPs critical
(EU) EU/JHA: EU updates terrorism blacklist
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Since1994, the AL-invest programme has been weaving real economic links between European and Latin American companies
(EU) EU/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: John Monks submits trade union demands for six months of Portuguese Presidency of EU to Jose Socrates
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: New multilingual online dictionary IATE opens to the public
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission ends block exemption for IATA passenger tariff conferences for routes between the EU and non-EU countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes infringement procedure following repeal of part of Czech Competition Act
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Malta instructed to make changes to its monopoly on oil imports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/CORRIGENDUM:
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