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answer text: Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the forthcomingbusiness in the Council of the European Union for February; and if will list the major EU events for the next six months. [13781]Mr. David Davis: The information is as follows:Monthly forecast of business for February 1997The following Councils are scheduled:February 1-2: Industry Council (Informal)February 5-6: Justice and Home Affairs Council (Informal)February 17: Ecofin CouncilFebruary 17-18: Agriculture CouncilFebruary 24-25: General Affairs CouncilFebruary 28: Development Aid Council (Informal)The following subjects are likely to be discussed:February 1-2: Industry Council (informal)There is no formal agenda.February 5-6: Justice and Home Affairs Council (informal)There is no formal agenda.February 17: Ecofin CouncilDraft Directive on taxation of energy products.Consideration of Belgian convergence programme (possible item).EU Balance of Payments lending to FYROM and the Ukraine (possible item).Annual Community Economic report (possible item).Solvency ratio Directive for credit institutions - expanded matrix (possible item).February 17-18: Agriculture CouncilBeef labelling/Cattle identification.Presentation of Commission's proposal on olive oil (possible item).Arable penalties (possible items).Duram wheat (possible item).Geographical designations (possible item).Protection of forests against fires and atmospheric pollution (possible item).Presentation of Commission's proposals on agricultural price fixing (possible item).Progress report on veterinary and phytosanitary equivalence agreements and possible adoption of the agreement with the CzechRepublic.BSE (possible item).February 24-25: General Affairs Council.First Draft Agenda--likely to change.Belarus.Ex-Yugoslavia.Middle East Peace Process.Great Lakes Region.Relations with South Africa.European Obsrvatory on Racism and Xenophobia.Mediterranean Policy: Egypt Libya Palestinian Authori…
answer given date: 1997-01-30+00:00
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