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23rd December, 1996
INFRINGEMENT PROCEDURES: OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES ANDFREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT
In the face of obstacles to the freedom to provide services and the freedom
of establishment, fundamental principles of the Single Market, the
Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice and to send
reasoned opinions (the second stage of infringement procedures under Article
169 of the EC Treaty) to Italy, Belgium...
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23rd December, 1996
EUROPEAN COMMISSION / WORLD BANK TO HOST PREPARATORY DONORS MEETING FORBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The European Commission and the World Bank will co-host a Donor Information
Meeting in Brussels, January 9-10, 1997 to help donors prepare for the next
pledging conference for Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for early in 1997.
Implementation of the 1996 reconstruction program in Bosnia and Herzegovina
is progressing well and has...
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20th December, 1996
HEARING ON THE IGC AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BRUSSELS, 27 JANUARY 1997
The Commissioner for the Environment and Nuclear Safety, Mrs Ritt
Bjerregaard, is inviting various organisations to participate in an exchange
of views on the environmental challenges of the Intergovernmental Conference
on Monday 27 January 1997. Invited organisations come from a range of
economic sectors, non governmental organisations,...
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20th December, 1996
THE COMMISSION APPROVES THE TAKEOVER OF UNION DES ASSURANCES DE PARIS (UAP)BY AXA
The European Commission has approved the operation by which AXA will acquire
sole control of UAP via an offer for exchange of shares, covering the whole
of UAP shares. The new French group AXA/UAP will be active in the markets
for life and non-life insurance, reinsurance and in financial services and
will become a leading European...
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20th December, 1996
COMMISSION TO ROLL OVER TEXTILES DEAL WITH RUSSIA
The Commission has decided to extend this year's textiles agreement with
Russia until next April, and is adding a series of measures to open the
European market to Russian exports of textiles and clothing. This involves
rolling over an existing agreement which was due to expire at the end of
1996. Russia will therefore now enjoy...
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20th December, 1996
SINGLE MARKET - INFRINGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY NATIONALIMPLEMENTING MEASURES
The Commission has decided to bring Member States before the Court of
Justice and to send reasoned opinions (the second stage of formal
infringement procedures) in 14 cases where Member States have failed to meet
their obligations to transpose Single Market Directives within the agreed
deadlines. The cases concern Directives in...
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20th December, 1996
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Guatemala
Brussels, 28 December 1996
12987/96 (Presse 390)
E/116/96
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Guatemala
The European Union and its Member States are pleased to observe that the Guatemalan peace process has now entered its final phase, with the signing of the Mexico City, Oslo, Stockholm and Madrid...
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20th December, 1996
COMMISSION TAKES LEGAL ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONIN GERMANY
The Commission has decided to take further steps in legal action against
Germany for failing to respect the Community Directive on Access to
Environmental Information.
The Commission has decided to lodge an application before the European Court
of Justice against Germany for its failure to fully respect the Community's
Directive...
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20th December, 1996
THE COMMISSION CLEARS THE OPERATION BY WHICH GKN AND BRAMBLES ACQUIREJOINTLY MABEG
The Commission has approved an operation whereby GKN Plc and Brambles
Industries Limited, both major international companies based in the UK and
Australia, acquire jointly Mabeg Holdings Gesellschaft für
Entsorgungswirtschaft mbH und Co. KG, a medium sized-operator on the German
market for waste management services.
GKN and...
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20th December, 1996
COMMISSION TAKES LEGAL ACTION TO CURB NITRATE POLLUTION IN SPAIN, ITALY,GREECE AND FRANCE
The Commission has decided to take further steps in legal actions against
Spain, Italy, Greece and France for failing to respect the Community
Nitrates Directive, which concerns the protection of waters against
pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
The Commission has decided to lodge an application before the...
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