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DRAFT LEGISLATION

VI/425/96 EN

Twenty-fifth Financial Report concerning European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund E.A.G.G.F Guarantee Section - 1995 Financial Year - Working Document. **

COM (96) 641 Final

Proposal for a Regulation (EC). Fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches for 1997 and certain conditions under which they may be fished. **

SEC (96) 1639 Final/2

General Budget - 1996 Section III - Commission Part B - Transfer of Appropriations No 29/96 - Non-compulsory expenditure. **

ACP-CE-2183/96

Green Paper on relations between European Union and ACP countries on the eve of the 21st century: Challenges and options for a new partnership. **

COM (96) 145

Proposal for Regulation (EC) amending (EC) No 384/96 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community. (6734/96)

COM (96) 595

Towards the Fifth Framework Programme: Additional Material for the Policy Debate. (11886/96)

SEC (96) 2057

Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 43/96 - Section IV - Court of Justice - of general budget for financial year 1996 (NCE). (11950/96)

COM (96) 562

Communication from Commission - "EXPO 98". (11967/96)

COM (96) 587

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) modifying (EC) No 1823/96 opening and providing for administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (second series 1996). (12003/96)

COM (96) 534

Re-examined proposal for a Council Decision establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States. (12008/96)

COM (96) 598

Amended proposal for a Directive amending 93/38/EEC coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors. (12055/96)

COM (96) 594

Proposal for a Directive amending 76/116/EEC, 80/876/EEC, 89/284/EEC and 89/530/EEC on approximation of the laws relating to fertilizers. (12059/96)

COM (96) 557

Communication: Strategy paper for reducing methane emissions. (12082/96)

COM (96) 576

Communication - Energy for the future: renewable sources of energy - Green Paper for a Community Strategy. (12109/96)

COM (96) 578

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) amending the Annex to (EC) No 1255.96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products. (12131/96)

COM (96) 512

Cohesion policy and culture: a contribution to employment. (12141/96)

COM (96) 593

Action Plan for Ukraine - Communication from the Commission. (12148/96)

COM (96) 568

Communication: Follow-up to Green Paper on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society. (12157/96)

COM (96) 590

Green Paper on a numbering policy for telecommunications services in Europe. (12194/96)

COM (96) 596

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) laying down general rules for application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey. (12197/96)

COM (96) 597

Proposal for a Decision on position to be taken within Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and the Czech Republic which entered into force on 1st February 1995, concerning export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to European Communities.

Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from Czech Republic to the European Communities for the period 1st January to 31st December 1997 (extension of the double-checking system). (12224/96)

COM (96) 604

Proposal for a Decision amending 95/514/EC on equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on equivalence of seed produced in third countries. (12293/96)

COM (96) 191

Proposal for a Directive on marking of packaging and on establishment of a conformity assessment procedure for packaging. (12345/96)

SEC (96) 2300 Final

Proposal for a Decision on exclusion from human food and animal feed of specified risk material as regards transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. **

COM (96) *

Draft General Budget of the European Communities for Financial Year 1997 with Amendments and Proposed Modifications. (11689/96 (Budget 14)).

COM (96) *

Draft General Budget of the European Communities for Financial Year 1997 with Amendments and Proposed Modifications Document No 2. (11690/96 (Budget 15))

COM (96) 605

Amended proposal for a Directive amending 86/378/EEC of 24th July 1986 on implementation of principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes. (11882/96)

COM (96) 606

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) providing for additional measures for direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sector. (12177/96)

COM (96) *

Directive amending 79/112/EEC on approximation of the laws relating to labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. (3626/96)

COM (96) *

Regulation concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients. (3637/96)

COM (96) 599

Amended proposal for a Directive amending Directive 91/629/EEC concerning the protection of calves. (12202/96)

COM (96) 614

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) amending (EEC) No.2328/91 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures. (12391/96)

COM (96) *

Directive on cross-border credit transfers. (3632/96)

COM (96) 612

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) extending (EC) No. 3066/95 establishing Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for adjustment of certain agricultural concessions provided for in Europe Agreements to take account of Agreement on Agriculture concluded during Uruguay Round of Multilateral trade negotiations. (12491/96)

COM (96) 574

Proposal for a Directive on registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships. (12395/96)

COM (96) *

Proposal for a regulation (EC) laying down for 1997 measures for conservation and management of fishery resources applicable in vessels flying flag of certain non-member countries in 200-nautical-mile zone off the coast of French department of Guyana. (12252/96)

COM (96) 611

Proposal for a decision on conclusion of an Agreement concerning interim extension of the Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and Government of the Republic of Senegal from 2nd October 1996 to 1st November 1996. (12231/96)

COM (96) 640

Re-examined proposal for a Decision concerning multiannual programme for promotion of energy efficiency in the Community-SAVE II. (12220/96)

COM (96) 575

State aid to the Coal industry. (11878/96)

SEC (96) 2300

Specified risk material regarding encephalopathies. **

SEC (96) 2000

European agriculture guidance and guarantee fund. (11133/96)

COM (96) 584

Veterinary medicinal residual limits. (11996/96)

COM (96) 587

Administration of autonomous tariff quotas. (12003/96)

COM (96) 578

Temporary suspension of customs duties. (12131/96)

COM (96) 593

Action plan for Ukraine. (12148/96)

COM (96) 606

Support for beef and veal producers. (12177/96)

COM (96) 604

Seed producing crops. (12293/96)

COM (96) 573

Banning smoking in public places. (11768/96)

SEC (96) 2112

Industrial cooperation with Mediterranean basin. (11800/96)

COM (96) 590

Numbering policy for Telecommunications services. (12194/96)

COM (96) 597

Export of Czech steel products. (12224/96)

COM (96) 562

Expo 98. (11967/96)

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** No Reg number available