Den vetenskapliga studien har därefter inletts och utkastet till slutsatser förväntas vara klart i början av 2005. ###>At the plenary session in March of this year, Commissioner Solbes made a statement on behalf of the Commission on the effects of low-frequency active sonar on the marine environment, in which it was pointed out that the EU’ s Member States are required by Community law to set up stringent systems for protecting whales in European waters.