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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the dates of meetings of (a) the EU Committee for the adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the directive on water intended for human consumption, (b) the EU Management Committee of the common organisations of agricultural markets for sheep and goats and (c) the EU Committee on the Directive on packaging and packaging waste during the Danish and Greek presidencies; what items were on each agenda for each meeting; what representative of the Scottish Executive was present; what preparatory meetings were held for each meeting, including the officials present; and if she will make a statement. [132714] Mr. Morley: The information is as follows: (a) The EU Committee for the adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the Directive on water intended for human consumption The Drinking Water Directive management committee met during the Danish presidency on 26 November 2002 and during the Greek presidency on 8 May 2003. Issues discussed included sampling and monitoring for radioactivity, lead, copper and nickel, and studies on drinking water. (b) The EU Management Committee of the common organisations of agricultural markets for sheep and goats The Management Committee of the common organisations of agricultural markets for sheep and goats met during the Danish presidency on 5 July 2002. It discussed the Implementation of the Council Regulation concerning the community scale for the classification of Ovine animals. The Committee did not meet during the Greek presidency. (c) The EU Committee on the Directive on packaging and packaging waste The EU Committee on the Directive on packaging and packaging waste met during the Danish presidency on 25 July 2002 and during the Greek presidency on 29 January 2003. Issues discussed included data reporting on recycling and recovery of packaging waste, development of the CEN standards on packaging, and notification of Belgium concerning Article 6(6) of Directive 94/62/EC. The devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Executive, are kept fully informed of the work of all Committees and their views are fully reflected at Committee meetings. Regarding any preparatory meetings, Exemption 2 to the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information applies.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

413 c888W;413 c887-8W; 132714

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs EU action Meetings Scotland

Link

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