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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the matters relating to (a) agriculture, (b) fisheries and (c) other subjects that are to be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of the Agriculture Council on 22 April. [51456] Mr. Morley: The following items were on the Agriculture Council agenda for the meeting on 22 April: Equal opportunities in rural areas European Union Veterinary Fund BSE Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the animal-health requirements applicable to non-commercial movement of pet animals Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition Young farmers: issues and prospects (AOB item requested by the Italian delegation) Argentina: Trade measures against Greek canned peaches (AOB item requested by the Greek delegation) List of "A" items Negotiation of guaranteed prices applicable in the 2001-02 to 2005-06 delivery periods to cane sugar originating in the ACP States referred to in Protocol 3 of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and in India Adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed Adoption of the Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 Adoption of the Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol defining for the period 18 January 2002 to 17 January 2005 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off the coast of Seychelles Adoption of a Council Decision authorising the Kingdom of Spain to extend until 7 March 2003 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa Adoption of a Council Decision authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2003 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa Adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 685-2001 in order to provide for the distribution among member states of authorisations received pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport Relations with Algeria Negotiation of a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the EC and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part Approval of the outcome of the negotiations and decision to sign Relations with Lebanon Negotiations for a Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the EC and its member states and Lebanon, an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the EC and Lebanon, and an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning cooperation in the fight against terrorism between the EU and Lebanon Approval of the outcome of the negotiations and decision on signing Relations with the Associated CCEE Participation in the Fiscalis programme Decision concerning Lithuania Relations with the Associated CCEE Participation in the Fiscalis programme Decision concerning Hungary Relations with the Associated CCEE Participation in Community programmes Decision concerning Lithuania European Economic Area Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement European Economic Area Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement European Economic Area Proposal for a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms European Economic Area Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement Anti-dumping Proposal for a Council Regulation terminating the anti-dumping procedure concerning imports of preoxodisulphates originating in the People's Republic of China Anti-dumping Proposal for a Council Regulation confirming the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in India by Regulation (EC) No 2398-97, as amended and suspended by Regulation (EC) No 1644/2001 Draft Council Common Position extending Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar Appointment of a grade A1 official at the General Secretariat of the Council.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

51456; 384 c274-6W;384 c275-6W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

EC Agriculture Council

Link

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