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31982H0472

82/472/EEC: Council Recommendation of 30 June 1982 concerning the registration of work involving recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Official Journal L 213 , 21/07/1982 P. 0015 - 0016 Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0106  Portuguese special edition Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0106

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 30 June 1982 concerning the registration of work involving recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (82/472/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,  Having regard to the draft recommendation submitted by the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas the development of fundamental and applied biological research is such as to contribute to the economic expansion of the Member States ; whereas this implies, in several sectors, that recombinant DNA work will be performed on certain organisms;  Whereas the risks associated with work involving recombinant DNA are of a conjectural nature ; whereas a permanent inventory within each Member State is necessary to allow the possible imposition of protection measures and, in the very unlikely event of conjectural hazards proving real, to trace the origin of any deleterious effects that may arise;  Whereas a continual analysis of the situation in each Member State must be undertaken in order to promote in the case where unforeseen developments so require, both the establishment of lists of work which ought to be banned or subjected to compulsory safety measures in all Member States and the harmonization of national provisions;  Considering the complexity of the problem posed by the conjectural risks of certain types of work involving recombinant DNA, the rapid developments in the understanding of this problem, the extension of the research sector concerned and the importance that must be attached to the consideration of local circumstances when assessing the hazards involved in performing scientific work;  Whereas it is necessary, in order to safeguard scientific and industrial secrecy and to protect intellectual property, to minimize the dissemination of the substance of experimental protocols prepared for the execution of the work as well as the dissemination of the substance of research projects based on the production and utilization of recombinant DNA,  HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE MEMBER STATES:    that they adopt all laws, regulations and administrative provisions in order that: >PIC FILE= "T0021859">   (1) OJ No C 66, 15.3.1982, p. 112. (2) OJ No C 353, 31.12.1980, p. 19.   >PIC FILE= "T0021860">     Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1982.  For the Council  The President  Ph. MAYSTADT


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52010DC0116

Commission recommendation authorising the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the European Union for the renewal of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Federated States of Micronesia  /* COM/2010/0116 final */

	[pic] | EUROPEAN COMMISSION |Brussels, 29.3.2010COM(2010)116 finalCOMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONauthorising the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the European Union for the renewal of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Federated States of Micronesia(presented by the Commission)COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONauthorising the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the European Union for the renewal of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Federated States of MicronesiaEXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMThe European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia concluded a Fisheries Partnership Agreement[1] on 25 April 2006, the Protocol to which, setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement, entered into force on 26 February 2007 and expired on 25 February 2010.The Commission proposes negotiating a new Protocol which is more in line with the opportunities and recognised requirements of Member States' fleets, in accordance with the Council Conclusions of 2004 on Fisheries Partnership Agreements.The Council is accordingly requested to approve the negotiating instructions set out in the Annex hereto.RECOMMENDATIONIn the light of the above, the Commission recommends that:-  the Council authorise the Commission to open and conduct negotiations with a view to renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Federated States of Micronesia;-  the Commission be appointed negotiator in the matter;-  the Commission conduct the negotiations in consultation with a special committee in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;-  the Council approve the negotiating instructions set out in the Annex hereto.ANNEXNegotiating instructionsThe negotiations are aimed at renewing the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia in light of the Council Conclusions of 15 July 2004 based on the Commission Communication of 23 December 2002.With a view to promoting responsible and sustainable fishing through the new Protocol, the Commission is to base those negotiations on the following objectives:-  access to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Federated States of Micronesia and the requisite authorisations for European Union fleet vessels to fish for tuna in the said EEZ;-  taking account of the best available scientific advice;-  ensuring the level of access to the resource, on the basis of the parameters defined in the current Protocol and trends noted in recent years;-  reinforcing the dialogue on sectoral policy in order to encourage the implementation of a responsible fisheries policy, in connection with the country’s development objectives, in particular as regards fisheries control and surveillance, fishery resource management and improvement of the health and hygiene conditions of fishery products.[1] Regulation (EC) No 805/2006 of 25 April 2006, OJ L 151, 6.6.2006, p. 1.