COMMISSSION
Top News from the European Commission 6th February– 26th March 2006
DG AGRI
"Agriculture News Digest" No. 143
Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (fact Sheet)
Mariann Fischer Boel: “European agricultural policy in a changing environment” Europa LectureWellington, 6 March 2006
Livestock breeding industry launches code of good practice for breeding farm animals in Europe
DG SANCO
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF): Week 9
Animal Disease Notification System: Table 11 published on 3 March 2005
Regulatory Committees SCFCAH
Animal Nutrition Summary record of 23 February 2006
Animal Health and Welfare Agenda of 1 March 2006 - Agenda of 7-8 March 2006
Food Safety: From the Farm to the Fork - Better Training for Safer Food
Animal Health & Welfare
Classical swine fever in three pig farms in North-Rhine Westphalia – Germany applying Community measures for the control of this disease
Press Release: BSE: UK beef embargo to be lifted
Memo: BSE: Lifting restrictions on the trade of cattle and beef from the UK
Animal Diseases - Eradication and Monitoring Programmes
Eradication Programmes 2006
- Avian Influenza
Statement of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
Outbreaks in AI third countries and the EU (2006) - "PART II : From 1 January 2006" Updated 3-03-2006
Avian Influenza - Questions & Answers on Avian Influenza in your country (Member States websites)
- Germany (website of the BMELV in German)
- Österreich site 1 - site 2 (websites of BMFG and AGES in German)
Avian influenza confirmed in two dead swans in Poland: Polish authorities applying precautionary measures
Public Health : Influenza fact sheet
Current Situation of Avian Influenza and human cases related to the H5N1 virus subtype data as of 8 March 2006
Human cases of A/H5N1 by date of onset and country data as of 8 March 2006
Documented avian influenza infections in humans (1997-2006) data as of 8 March 2006
Documented Avian Influenza Infection in Humans data as of 8 March 2006
Food and Veterinary Office Inspection reports
LT Lithuania - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Animal Nutrition
MX Mexico - Control of residues and contaminants in live animals and animal products, including controls on veterinary medicinal products
DE Germany - Import Controls and Border Inspection Posts
CZ Czech Republic - Import Controls and Border Inspection Posts
CZ Czech Republic - Food Hygiene
LU Luxembourg - Import Controls and Border Inspection Posts
IE Ireland - Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) in Sheep and Goats
PL Poland - Import Controls and Border Inspection Posts
Task Force for monitoring disease eradication in the Member States
Report of the "Bovine Brucellosis" and "Sheep & Goats Brucellosis" Task Force Subgroups Meeting held in Palermo, Italy, on 16-18 November 2005
Report of the "Sheep & Goats Brucellosis" Task Force Sub-Group Meeting held in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus, on 18-19 May 2005
Report of the Rabies Subgroup of the Task Force Meeting held in Klagenfurt - Austria , on 21-22 September 2004
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)
Codex Circular Letter CL 2005/42-FH: "Request for Comments on Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 6 Elaborated by the Committee on Food Hygiene" Codex Document EC Comments es fr
Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF)
CODEX Committee on Residues of Veterinary Durcs in Foods - Sixteenth Session - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 8 -12 May 2006
Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL)
Codex Circular Letter CL 2005/48-FL: Proposed draft amendment to the general standard for the labelling of pre-packaged foods (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration Labelling) (At step 3 of the Procedure) Codex Document EC Comments
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)
- Codex document CX/FAC 06/38/7: "Report of the Working Group on the General Principles of the General Standard for Food Additives." Codex Document EC Comments es fr
- Codex document CX/FAC 06/38/12:"Discussion paper on the development of guidelines for flavouring agents." Codex Document EC Comments es fr
Advisory Committee on Consumer Affairs
List of Members Last update: 01-03-2006
DG TRADE
London meeting will bring key WTO negotiators together to prepare for April deadline
Background Paper for the SIA Stocktaking Conference on 21-22 March 2006
EU lifts longstanding public procurement sanctions against US
Report on US Trade Barriers highlights behind-the-border and WTO issues
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-> Read the Trade Barriers Report
EU and others launch "plurilateral" process to boost Doha negotiations
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-> Read the EU’s services requests
-> Read the Full Speech
DG TAXUD
Customs: Commission publishes new consolidated version of Explanatory Notes to Combined Nomenclature
Searching for online tax and customs information such as applied tariffs, binding tariff information, etc.? Consult databases on DG TAXUD website.
1-3 March - European Commission and Austrian EU Presidency hold Seminar on customs 'Single Window' in Innsbruck. The 'Single Window' is part of the Electronic Customs initiative.
DG RESEARCH
European research into alternative energy
DG ENLARGEMENT
Enlargement Newsletter February 2006
DG ENTERPRISE
Better regulation: Commission seeks expert advice to cut red tape on all levels
EUROSTAT
January 2006 compared to January 2005 Volume of retail trade up by 0.9% in euro-zone
First estimates for the fourth quarter of 2005: Euro-zone and EU25 GDP up by 0.3%
Quarterly euro-area GDP growth projections in the range of 0.4% to 0.9% for the first, second and third quarter of 2006
European business - New dedicated website:
European Business - Facts and figures - Data 1995-2004
COUNCIL
Press Releases of the Presidency
Bartenstein: Europe needs new common energy policy
Agendas
20.03.2006 - Agriculture and Fisheries Council
14.03.2006 - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
13.03.2006 - Competitiveness Council Background Information
09.03.2006 - Environment Council Background information
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Press releases
The Week Ahead - 6-12 March 2006
Financial Perspective: MEPs adopt new draft resolution
Plenary Sessions
The next sitting will be held on 13 –16 March 2006 in Strasbourg: Draft agenda
Committee Sessions in Brussels
Committee on International Trade next meeting 21-03-06 – no documents available
Committee on Agriculture and Rural development next meeting 21-03-06 - no documents available
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety next meeting 21-03-06 documents
Committee on Transport and Tourism next meeting 21-03-06 no documents available
EFSA
Opinion of the FEEDAP Panel on the safety and efficacy of the product “FormiTMLHS” as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Call for tender - Compiling information and working out proposals for the safety evaluation of flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs and maintaining a flavourings database
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
New website helps EU farmers work in safety
WTO
WTO webcasting
Members mull new details in ‘Cotton Four’ proposal
New position papers received by the WTO Secretariat:
Priorities for Doha WTO Trade Negotiations - Fédération Internationale des Vins et Spiritueux (FIVS) —France
OIE
Update on Avian Influenza in animals (type H5) on 8 March 2006
Animal health news for the week
Alert Messages
Classical swine fever in Brazil
Avian influenza in Albania
Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Romania
Classical Swine Fever in Germany
Newcastle disease in Japan
Avian influenza in Pakistan
Avian influenza in Niger
SEMINARS / CONFERENCES / MEETINGS
Please find below invitations for seminars/conferences/meetings we received. Please feel free to contact the CELCAA- Secretariat if you want us to register you for a meeting.
DG Sanco Training Initiative Workshops & Conference on Animal By-Products. Workshop 1: 10 & 11 May 2006, Greece, Workshop 2: 14 & 15 June 2006, Italy, Workshop 3: 5 & 6 July 2006, Poland, Conference: 20 September 2006, Belgium
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