Doc. 8813

21 September 2000


Activities of the Committee of Ministers — Statutory report (June – September 2000)

Communication

Committee of Ministers

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CONTENTS

1       Political Developments

1.1       Applications of Armenia and Azerbaijan for membership of the Council of Europe       5

1.2       South-East Europe

      1.2.1       Bosnia and Herzegovina       5

      1.2.2       Kosovo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)       5

      1.2.3       Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)       5

      1.2.4       Federal Republic of Yugoslavia       5

1.3       Contribution of the Council of Europe towards restoration of the rule of law,
respect for human rights and democracy in Chechnya (Russian Federation)       5

1.4       Relations with member States

      1.4.1       Georgia       6

      1.4.2       Latvia       6

      1.4.3       Moldova       6

1.5       Relations with the United Nations       6

1.6       Future co-operation with the Parliamentary Assembly       6

2       Protection of Human Rights - The Conventions

2.1       European Convention on Human Rights        7

2.2       European Social Charter        8

2.3       European Convention for the Prevention of Torture

      and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment       9

2.4       Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities       10

2.5       European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages       10

3       Implementation of the Intergovernmental Programme of Activities

3.1       Democratic cohesion

      3.1.1       Pluralist democracy

      Equality       11

      Media       11

      Local and regional democracy       12

      3.1.2       Human rights       12

      3.1.3       Rule of Law       13

3.2       Social cohesion and quality of life

      3.2.1       Social policies       16

      3.2.2       Health       17

      3.2.3       Sustainable development       17

3.3       Cultural cohesion and cultural pluralism

      3.3.1       Education, higher education, culture and heritage

      Education       20

      Higher education       23

      Culture       24

      Heritage       25

      3.3.2       Sport       28

      3.3.3       Youth       29

4       Multilateral activities for the consolidation and development of democratic stability

      4.1       Human rights       32

      4.2       Legal co-operation       34

      4.3       Transfrontier cooperation       37

      4.4       Local democracy       37

      4.5       Social policy and health       38

5       Partial Agreements

      5.1       Council of Europe Development Bank        39

      5.2       Partial Agreement in the Social and Public Health Field        41

      5.3       European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines        41

      5.4       Pompidou Group       43

      5.5       EURIMAGES       43

      5.6       North-South Centre       44

      5.7       European Commission for Democracy through Law        44

      5.8       Partial Agreement on the Youth card       45

      5.9       European Audiovisual Observatory        45

      5.10       European Centre for Modern Languages        45

      5.11       GRECO       47

6       Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)        48

7       Conferences of specialised ministers       50

Appendix 1       Action taken on texts adopted by the Assembly       51

Appendix 2       Texts adopted by the Committee of Ministers       52

Appendix 3       Signatures and ratifications of European Treaties
(22 June – 21 September 2000)       54

1       Political Developments

1.1       Applications of Armenia and Azerbaijan for membership of the Council of Europe

The Deputies on 6 September (719/2.3) invited their Rapporteur Group for Democratic Stability (GR-EDS) to examine this question at its next meeting and agreed to resume consideration of this question at their 724th meeting (4 October 2000) in the light of the report by the GR-EDS.

1.2       South-East Europe

The Deputies, on 6 September (719/2.1), where the involvement of the Council of Europe in the reform of the judicial system (support to the Independent Judicial Commission) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is concerned, took note that the Secretariat would take contact with potential candidates in its network of experts, and of candidates proposed by member States.

On 26 June (715/2.1), the Deputies authorised the Secretary General to proceed with the implementation of the observation of the electoral process in Kosovo and the co-ordination of this observation to the extent possible within the limits of the voluntary contributions and secondments confirmed for this purpose.

They also took note of the Secretary General’s intention to appoint Mr Victor Ruffy, seconded by the Swiss authorities, as Head of the Council of Europe Election Observation Mission, and took stock of the latter’s situation in early September (719th meeting).

On 6 September (719/2.1), the Deputies took note of the report by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in Montenegro covering the period from 3 July to 28 August 2000.

On 18 September, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, together with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, the President of the CLRAE and the Secretary General, issued a press communiqué on the elections due to be held on 24 September, declaring among other things, that should the elections lead to the necessary democratic change, the Council of Europe stands ready to open rapidly a dialogue with a new Yugoslav leadership to assist the country in rebuilding democratic structures at all levels.

1.3       Contribution of the Council of Europe towards restoration of the rule of law, respect for human rights and democracy in Chechnya (Russian Federation)

On 6 September (719/4.6), following a presentation of the Secretary General’s interim report on the presence of Council of Europe’s Experts in the Office of the Russian President’s Special Representative for Human Rights in Chechnya (SG/Inf(2000)27 revised), it was noted, notwithstanding certain technical and administrative problems, that general appreciation had been expressed for the work of the Council of Europe’s experts, in accordance with the mandate resulting from the agreement with the Russian authorities.

It was also noted that the hearings, to be organised by the Russian State Duma in Moscow on 21 September 2000, to which the Council of Europe, including the Chairmanship on the Committee of Ministers had been invited to contribute, also offered an opportunity to assess the work of the Office headed by Mr Vladimir Kalamanov.

1.4       Relations with member States

1.4.1       Georgia

Following an exchange of views on 13 July (717/4.5) with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Alvaro Gil-Robles, on his visit to Georgia (1-10 June 2000) the Deputies instructed the Secretariat to submit written proposals concerning the possible modalities of a contribution by the Council of Europe to improving the situation in Georgia.

1.4.2       Latvia

On 6 September (719/1.3), the Deputies held an exchange of views, in the framework of the communication by the Secretary General, on the implementation of the Law on Official Language in Latvia, and decided to consider this issue further in the light of examination by their Rapporteur Group on Democratic Stability (GR-EDS).

1.4.3       Moldova

The Deputies, on 6 September (719/2.1b) held an exchange of views on a report by the Chairman of the Deputies on the visit he had undertaken with Mr Umberto Ranieri, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Italy (Chisinau and Tiraspol, 21-22 July).

1.5       Relations with the United Nations

At their 720th meeting (13 September), the Deputies noted that the United Nations General Assembly had agreed to place on its agenda, for the first time at its 55th Session, an item on co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. They also noted that Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations would be visiting the Council of Europe on 3 October.

1.6       Future co-operation with the Parliamentary Assembly

The Deputies, on 13 July (717/3.2), acted in accordance with the proposal of the Joint Committee by setting up a joint Committee of Ministers/Parliamentary Assembly working party with responsibility for examining existing co-operation arrangements between the two organs of the Council of Europe and making proposals on how co-operation could be further improved within the framework of existing statutory functions, paying particular attention to information and flexible discussion arrangements, with a limited number of participants dealing with specific areas of concern.

The first meeting of the above-mentioned ad hoc joint working party will take place on 25 September 2000.

2        Protection of Human Rights - The Conventions

2.1       European Convention on Human Rights

Protocol No. 12

-       adopted draft Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights on the general prohibition of discrimination

-       authorised the publication of the Explanatory Report

-       decided to open the Protocol for signature to member States of the Council of Europe who are signatories of the European Convention on Human Rights;

-       decided that the opening for signature of this Protocol will take place on 4 November 2000, on the occasion of the European Ministerial Conference on Human Rights (Rome, 3-4 November 2000).

The Convention and its Protocols

European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the Court (1996) - ETS.161

Protocol no. 6 to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities (1996) - ETS.162

2.2       European Social Charter

Revised European Social Charter (1996)- ETS.163

Activities of the supervisory bodies

During its 170th session (26-30 June), the European Committee of Social Rights adopted the Appendix to the Conclusions XV-1 concerning the situation in Ireland, the Netherlands (including the Netherlands Antilles) and Poland relating to the conformity with the hard core articles (Articles 1 (the right to work), 5 (the right to organise), 6 (the right to bargain collectively), 12 (the right to social security), 13 (the right to social assistance) and 16 (the right of the family to social, legal and economic protection).

It also adopted its Seventh report on certain provisions of the Charter that have not been accepted (Articles 5, 6 and 13).

It began its examination of the national reports on the first half of the non-hard core Articles: Articles 7 (the rights of children), 8 (the rights of women workers to protection), 11 (the right to the protection of health), 14 (the right to benefit from social services), 17 (the right of mothers and children to social and economic protection), 18 (the right to engage in gainful occupation in the territory of other Contracting Parties), and Articles 1 (the right of equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation without discrimination on the ground of sex), and 4 (the right of elderly persons to social protection) of the 1988 Additional Protocol.

During its 171st session (11-15 September), the Committee continued its examination of national reports on the first half on the non-hard core Articles of the Charter (see above the Articles concerned).

During its 170th session, the European Committee of Social Rights declared admissible complaints Nos 7 (International Federation of Human Rights Leagues vs. Greece), and 8 (Quaker Council for European Affairs vs. Greece) on 28 June 2000.

During its 170th and 171st sessions, it also continued its examination of the merits of Complaints Nos 2, 4 and 5 (EUROFEDOP vs. France, Italy and Portugal respectively) and Complaint No 6 (Syndicat national des professions du tourisme vs. France) which were declared admissible on 10 February 1999.

Conferences, seminars, workshops, training courses

The Conference, held under the Joint Programme between the Council of Europe and the European Commission, addressed the relations between the European Social Charter and Community legislation and looked at ways to achieve better co-ordination and coherence. It brought together representatives from associated countries that have ratified the Charter or the Revised Charter (10 countries).

Publications

-       European Social Charter – Short Guide (in French)

2.3       European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

In July (717/4.3) the Deputies authorised the Secretary General, and invited the President of the CPT, to conclude an agreement by way of an exchange of correspondence mandating the CPT to carry out inspections of the conditions of imprisonment of persons convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, as provided therein.

Signatures, ratifications and entry into force

-       Report on the visit to Andorra in 1998 [CPT/Inf (2000) 11 - EN] and of the Andorran Government's response [CPT/Inf (2000) 12 - EN]

-        Follow-up report of the Finnish Government on the CPT's visit in 1998
[CPT/Inf (2000) 14 - EN]

-        10th General Report on the CPT's activities (covering the period 1 January to 31 December 1999) [CPT/Inf (2000) 13 - EN]

2.4       Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Accession :

-       Azerbaijan, 26 June

Entry into force:

-        Lithuania, 1 July

In July (718/4.2), the Ministers Deputies noted that for the purposes of Article 16 of Resolution (97) 10, the Chair had, on their behalf and in their presence, drawn by lot the names of the following nine ordinary members of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, whose terms of office were thus extended by two years from 1 June 2002 to 31 May 2004:

- Mr Rainer Hofmann (Germany)

- Mr Gáspar Bíró (Hungary)

- Mr Tonio Ellul (Malta)

- Mr Dimitar Gelev ("the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia")

- Mr Ferenc Hajos (Slovenia)

- Mr Vsevolod Mitsik (Ukraine)

- Ms Iulia Motoc (Romania)

- Ms Sara Nuñez de Prado y Clavel (Spain)

- Ms Eva Smith-Asmussen (Denmark).

2.5       The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

Signature :

-       Italy, 27 June

Committee of Experts, 6th meeting, 30 August-1 September

The Committee continued preparing the reports to be presented to the Committee of Ministers in accordance with article 16.3 of the Charter.

On-the-spot mission:

Following the examination of the Initial Periodical Reports presented to the Secretary General by Norway and Switzerland, a delegation of the Committee of Experts visited these countries in September. The aim of these fact finding missions was to consult with the authorities and other legally established bodies the contents of the Initial Periodical Reports and to receive further information as well as answers to questions raised by the Committee during the examination of the reports.

3       Implementation of the Intergovernmental Programme of Activities

3.1       Democratic cohesion

3.1.1       Pluralist democracy

Equality

The Seminar was organised in the framework of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe. Elements for a regional action plan against trafficking in human beings were adopted.

Ad hoc expert meeting on gender mainstreaming, 19-20 September

The meeting was organised on to exchange information on good practices in the field of gender mainstreaming as well as the obstacles encountered in its implementation. Future steps to be taken by the Council of Europe in this field were proposed.

-       List of documents concerning equality between women and men, EG (2000) 1 rev. 1

-       Fact sheet on trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation

-       Compilation of the main legal instruments and analytical reports dealing with trafficking in human beings at international, regional and national levels, EG (2000) 2, Volumes I and II

-       Elements for a regional plan of action against trafficking in human beings in South-Eastern Europe, EG/ATH (2000) 3

-       Women in politics in the Council of Europe member States, EG (2000) 4

Media

The Conference provided an opportunity to exchange information and experience among the participants with the aim of identifying possible common pan-European approaches concerning the regulatory framework for broadcasting in the digital age.

Local and regional democracy

Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR)

In September (719/10.1b), the Ministers’ Deputies adopted Recommendation Rec(2000)14 on local taxation, financial equalisation and grants to local authorities.

In the study series "Structure and operation of local and regional democracy":

-       Structure and operation of local and regional democracy in the United Kingdom

3.1.2       Human rights

In September (720/4.8), the Deputies asked the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) to study the advisability and feasibility of preparing a draft Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights securing certain additional rights to persons deprived of their liberty and, if appropriate, to draw up such a Protocol.

-       continued discussing the preparation of the European Ministerial Conference on Human Rights (Rome, 3-4 November 2000) both on substantive issues and organisational aspects;

-       adopted, for the attention of the Committee of Ministers, an opinion on Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1440 (2000) on restrictions on asylum in the member States of the Council of Europe and the European Union.

3.1.3       Rule of law

Private law

The representatives of National Ethics Committees or similar bodies of the 41 members States of the Council of Europe as well as about fifty other participants were present to consider the topic "Science, Communication and Society". The first day dealt with the presentation of case studies of communication between science and society. The second day allowed the National Committees or similar bodies to stress their experience in the field of communication but also to present their functions and problems met by their Committee.

Public law

Data Protection

In September (720/10.1a), the Deputies took note of the abridged report of the 16th meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and adopted the a reply to the Parliamentary Assembly’s Opinion No. 217 (2000) on the draft additional protocol to Convention ETS No. 108 on supervisory authorities and transborder data flows.

Crime and corruption

Corruption

see also section 5.12 - GRECO (Group of States against Corruption)

The GMC adopted, at first reading, the draft intermediary activity report of GMC.

The GMCF completed the first reading of the Draft Recommendation on common rules against corruption in funding of political parties and electoral campaigns and started the second reading.

The GMCP adopted its activity report and completed the second reading of the draft Protocol to the Criminal Convention on Corruption.

Crime

-       approved the draft Recommendation concerning the role of the public prosecution in the criminal justice system and the accompanying explanatory memorandum;

-       approved the draft Recommendation concerning early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality, the accompanying explanatory memorandum and the summary report on the same subject;

-       approved the draft Recommendation on improving the implementation of the European Rules on community sanctions and measures and the report on achieving a more effective use of community sanctions and measures (including a commentary on the draft Recommendation).

-       adopted specific terms of reference for the Committee of Experts on the management of life-sentenced and other long-term prisoners (PC-LT);

-       agreed, subject to the availability of the necessary resources in 2001/2002, to include the following activities in its future work programme:

-       endorsed the Bureau’s proposal to replace, for lack of funds, the Group of Specialists on updating the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics (PC-S-SB) by a network of correspondents which would operate under the auspices of the Council of Europe, but would be administratively and financially independent.

The Bureau began to formulate proposals for the second round of evaluations, commencing in Spring 2001, and to plan for a second international Training Seminar for evaluators, which is anticipated to take place in November 2000. The final two on-site visits in the first round of evaluations are foreseen to take place in October 2000: Albania is scheduled for 10-13 October and Georgia for 23-26 October.

Meeting of the Drafting Group, Strasbourg, 19 - 23 June

The Group progressed with the drafting of provisions that were included in Draft No. 21 of the Convention on Cyber-crime. The following items were discussed: Interception, Copyright and related offences, Attempt and aiding and abetting and International Co-operation - Coordination with Committee PC-OC. The new provisions shall be adopted by the Plenary in Strasbourg, from 18 to 20 September. Discussions will go on within the Drafting Group on 21 and 22 September. The Plenary shall decide upon the making available of a declassified version No. 22 of the Convention on the Treaty web-site. (http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/projets/cybercrime.htm)

The PC-S-CO has received 31 replies from Member States to the questionnaire on the situation of crime in the Member States of the Council of Europe and the members of Committee PC-S-CO are currently preparing the analysis of the replies and the drafting of the annual report. The Committee is organising two Best Practice Surveys on: 1) the criminal analysis of data in the framework of criminal investigations and particularly methods of early detection of offences (at the stage of intelligence); 2) the sharing of responsibilities in procedures of seizure and confiscation of criminal assets, containing one or several international elements and sharing assets.

3.2       Social cohesion and quality of life

3.2.1       Social policies

Social cohesion

European Committee for Social Cohesion (CDCS)

4th meeting (Strasbourg 10-12 May)

In July (717/4.5) the Ministers' Deputies:

-       took note of the abridged report of the 4th meeting of the European Committee for Social Cohesion (CDCS)

-       took note of the document on the strategy for social cohesion and approved its declassification

-       approved an amendment to the terms of reference of the Committee of experts on standard-setting instruments in the Social security Field

-       approved the terms of reference for a new Forum for Children and Families subject to the adoption in due course of the corresponding proposals in the programme of activities for 2001

The Conference concluded the work of the activity which was started in 1997 by the Council of Europe in the field of area-based social policies. Run jointly by the European Committee for Social Cohesion (CDCS) and the Norwegian Health and Social Affairs Ministry, the Conference fitted in well with the new Council of Europe strategy for social cohesion. The participants looked at various projects run in towns and cities throughout Europe designed to encourage, in an urban environment, greater social cohesion amongst different social groups, especially the integration of the most vulnerable. To begin with, an in-depth study was made of around 50 projects from 18 European countries. The proceedings of the Conference and the thematic report will soon be available. The Conference highlighted innovatory efforts, especially by local actors, to build partnerships between administration and citizens and to promote the active involvement of the whole population.

Migration

In September (720/6.1b), the Deputies adopted Recommendation Rec(2000)15 concerning the security of residence of long-term migrants and authorised the publication of the relevant explanatory memorandum.

Conference on Diversity and Cohesion
       Namur (Belgium), 7 - 9 September

The European Committee on Migrations (CDMG) organised the Conference to launch two major publications: "Diversity and cohesion: new challenges for the integration of immigrants and minorities" and "Framework of integration polices".

Publications

-       Diversity and cohesion: new challenges for the integration of immigrants and minorities

-       Framework of integration policies

-       The legal status of persons admitted for family reunion

Population

The committee adopted a restructuring programme for the Population Sector, in which the functions of the present CDPO and of its groups of specialists will be taken up by a 15 member ad hoc committee of experts, the "European Population Committee" (CAHP). The programme will also include an Internet-based European Population Network (EPN) and a policy-oriented European Population Conference, meeting at appropriate intervals.

3.2.2       Health

European Health Committee (CDSP),

47th meeting, 27-28 June

The Committee :

-       adopted a draft recommendation on criteria for the development of health promotion policies and transmitted it to the Committee of Ministers for adoption.

-       adopted the terms of reference for the following committees:

-       examined Assembly Recommendation 1445 (2000) on the health security for Europe’s populations and agreed to submit to the Committee of Ministers an interim reply.

3.2.3       Sustainable development

Environment and sustainable development

-       adopted the text of the European Landscape Convention

-       decided to open it for signature;

-       agreed that the opening for signature would coincide with the ministerial conference on Landscape Protection which the Italian authorities would organise in Florence on 20 October 2000, in co-operation with the Council of Europe;

-       authorised the publication of the explanatory report to the European Landscape Convention;

-       instructed the Committee for the activities of the Council of Europe in the field of biological and landscape diversity (CO-DBP) and the Cultural Heritage Committee (CC-PAT) to monitor the implementation of the European Landscape Convention and invited the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) to be associated with the work of the above-mentioned committees, once the Convention has entered into force.

www.strategyguide.org

The objective of the second Symposium focused on considering and promoting the various types of partnerships available to local and regional authorities for a sustainable management of the natural heritage, in view to safeguarding biological and landscape diversity. Various partnerships established between national, local and regional authorities, with the participation of non-governmental organisations and associations, involving various local actors, were illustrated during the Symposium by several case studies all over Europe.

Committee of Experts for the Development of the Pan-European Ecological Network

4th meeting, Rochefort (Belgium), 20 September

The Committee examined the ongoing projects, which are targeted towards the development of national networks and linkage with the Pan-European Ecological Network, the promotion of an information policy and the project proposals for the work programme 2001.

-       General guidelines for the development of the Pan-European Ecological Network (Series ‘Nature and Environment’, No. 107)

-       National and regional approaches for ecological networks in Europe (Jongman, Kristiansen & ECNC) (Series ‘Nature and Environment’, No. 110)

-       Tourism and environment: the natural, cultural and socio-economic challenges of sustainable tourism – proceedings (Riga, Latvia, 9-11 September 1999) (Series ‘Environmental Encounters’, No . 43)

-       1st international symposium of the Pan-European Ecological Network : ‘Nature does not have any borders : towards transfrontier ecological networks’ – proceedings (Paris, 2-3 September 1999) (Series ‘Environmental Encounters’, No. 44)

Nature and landscape

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

The group also examined the implementation by the relevant States of the action plans on Bear, Wolf, European lynx, Iberian lynx and Wolverine adopted by the Standing Committee and proposed a draft recommendation aimed to improve the status of some threatened populations.

The Committee took note of the decision of the Committee of Ministers concerning the reduction of the environment sector and decided to make some proposals to the Standing Committee as to improve the effectiveness of its work.

-       Revised report on the status of hamsters: Cricetus Cricetus, Cricetus Migratorius, Mesocricetus Newtoni and other hamster species in Europe (G. Nechay) (Series ‘Nature and Environment’, No. 106

Information and Documentation Centre for Nature Conservation – Centre Naturopa

–       A consultation process was launched with a view to establishing a network of natural heritage interpretation centres.

–       The Jury on the European photography competition met in Strasbourg on 19 June and chose the best 50 entries out of more than 5.000 photographs received.

-       Strategy bulletin, nos.20-21

Naturopa

-       No. 92        Employment and environment

-       No. 93        Nature and Art

3.3       Cultural cohesion and cultural pluralism

3.3.1       Education, higher education, culture and cultural heritage

Education

Education Committee (CC-ED), 18 - 19 September

The meeting was devoted to finalising preparations for the 20th Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education (Cracow, 15 to 17 October, 2000), and the new activity programme for 2001-03.

Language Policies for a Multilingual and Multicultural Europe

-       Language learning and working competences, ISBN 92-871-4323-4

-       Report on the sixth seminar of the pilot scheme, Radlovjica, Slovenia, 10-13 May 2000, prepared by Gareth Hughes [DGIV/EDU/LANG(2000)16]

-       European Year of Languages - Adult Language Learners’ Week (preliminary draft concept) [DGIV/EDU/LANG (2000)20]

-       European Year of Languages – European Day of Languages (draft concept) [DGIV/EDU/LANG (2000)21]

Education for democratic citizenship

-       Council of Europe participation in the CIVITAS Conference “The Role of Education in Constructing a Democratic Society”, 22-24 June, Pristina, Kosovo

-       Council of Europe participation in the Consultation Meeting of the European Commission on “Lifelong Learning and Active Citizenship”, 28 June, Brussels, Belgium

-       Training course for “Citizenship and Human Rights Education at University”, 1-4 July, Dubasari, Moldova

-       Presentation of the EDC Project results to IUFM (Institut Universitaire de formation des maîtres), Pôle Grand Est, 6 July, Sélestat, France

-       Council of Europe participation in the brainstorming of the Enhanced Graz Process, 7-9 July, Turin, Italy

-       Council of Europe participation in the Conference “Minorities in a pluralistic society at the turn of the millennium”, organised by Masaryk University, 1-3 September, Brno, Czech Republic

-       Final Conference for the “Education for Democratic Citizenship” Project, 14-16 September, Strasbourg


Learning and teaching about the history of Europe in the 20th century

As a contribution to the project "Learning and teaching about the history of Europe in the 20th century" and as follow-up to the Andorra symposium, "The challenges of the information and communication technologies facing history teaching”, an In-Service Training Programme for Educational Staff, "The information and communication technologies at the service of history teachers" was held in Donaueschingen (Germany) from 26 to 30 June.

The European dimension of education

In-service Training Programme for Educational Staff

-       Learning and teaching of 20th century Belarus history in the context of European history in the schools of the republic, Minsk, Belarus, 19-21 June;

-       Creating a learning environment on the internet, Trondheim, Norway, 19-24 June;

-       Teaching maths creatively, Dillingen, Germany, 26-30 June;

-       88th European Seminar for Educational Staff – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in history teaching, Donaueschingen, Germany, 26-30 June;

-       The place of Romanticism in the history of culture and ideas, Dillingen, Germany, 3-7 July;

-       European studies, St Andrew’s, Malta, 7-14 July;

-       Teaching about human rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 9-15 July;

-       Latin America at the turn of the 21st century – historical and new challenges, Dillingen, Germany, 10-14 July;

-       Conflict at school, Dillingen, Germany, 24-28 July;

-       Democracy and the conditions of internationalisation, Fuldatal, Germany, 16-18 August;

-       The role and task of foreign language learning in the school programme: syllabus design and textbooks, Fuldatal, Germany, 6-8 September;

-       Symposium on the teaching of geology, Santander, Spain, 11-15 September;

-       The teaching of German as a mother tongue: teaching literature without books, Fuldatal, Germany, 13-15 September;

-       Intercultural citizenship – the strength of cooperation, Primorsko, Bulgaria,

13-17 September;

-       Debating the vital problems of young people from South-Eastern Europe, Primorsko, Bulgaria, 16-20 September;

-       Theory and practice in modern language teaching – standards and assessment, Fuldatal, Germany, 20-22 September;

-       Leo Perutz – the scope of his works and sites of action as perceived by European literature experts, Vienna, Austria, 20-23 September;

School Links and Exchanges

Visions of Europe, international youth project

-       "Freedonia: Europe 2000 and the Youth - A reality", follow up and evaluation seminar, Tallinn, Estonia, 19-25 June

Pilot Project on Participation in and through School "Everyone can make a difference"

-       Student's Gathering "Together We Achieve”, Marsaxlokk, Malta, 1-6 July

Ten countries were involved in this Pilot Project launched in January 1999: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Romania and Slovenia. Three major areas were developed within this project: new technologies, teacher training, intercultural education and education for democratic citizenship. Through the teacher training seminars and the work the teachers did together with the students, change has been introduced in the schools, mainly towards a more open and democratic structure. The teachers and the students expressed their wish to continue the work in the three sub-projects, Anti-Bullying, Electronic Magazine, Student's Councils, by communicating mainly through the protected site on the Internet, located for the moment being on the CDCC website.

Europe at school

-       Youth seminar "On the Move - Young People in 21st Century Europe",
Strasbourg, 17-25 July

-       Prize-giving ceremony for the prize-winners in the 2000 Europe at school competition "Towards a United Europe - A Challenge for the Citizen of the 21st Century",
Strasbourg, 24 July.

Reform of history teaching in the new member states

-       Seminar on: "New approaches in teaching history in secondary schools in a regional context", Kisolovodsk, Russian Federation, 13 - 15 September

Higher Education and Research

In July (717/7.1b) the Deputies adopted Recommendation No. R (2000) 12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the social sciences and the challenge of transition.

-       completed the evaluation of the Legislative Reform Programme;

-       approved a draft Recommendation on European Studies for Democratic Citizenship and decided to submit it to the CDCC Bureau and the Committee of Ministers for adoption;

-       considered the CC-HER contribution to the Bologna Process and to higher education in South East Europe.

Higher Education in South-East Europe

Activities have focused upon the conditions in the education field to enable accession to the Council of Europe. The establishment of a coordination board for higher education has given an opportunity for systemic development in the higher education field to be facilitated. Meanwhile, the Conference of Education Ministers, which is co-chaired by the Council of Europe and OHR, continues to be the main forum for political co-ordination of education matters at a national level.

-       Conference of Education Ministers, 19 July, Sarajevo

-       Second Meeting of the Higher Education Coordination Board, 17 July, Mostar

-       Third Meeting of the Higher Education Coordination Board, 18 September, Banja Luka

-       Conference of Education Ministers, 20 September, Sarajevo

Kosovo

On 20 June, the Directorate of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education signed a contract with UNMIK under which the Council of Europe will continue to provide assistance to the establishment of a viable higher education system in Kosovo. The funds for the contract, 500 000 USD have been provided by the World Bank. The main component of the project will aim at establishing a clear legal basis for the higher education system of Kosovo. Other parts of the project focus on higher education management and on certification of doctors and lawyers who have obtained their qualifications in the parallel education system.

After more than two years of preparatory work in cooperation with UNESCO and under the auspices of the OHR, the Higher Education Coordination Board (HECB) was established in June 2000 by the Ministers of Education and members of the higher education academic community. The HECB will work as a permanent, professional, consultative body with advisory capacity in all matters regarding higher education policy. Initial priorities for its work are quality assurance, recognition of diplomas, mobility of students and professors and the development of open and long distance learning.

On 4 July, the Higher Education and Research Division met with the Head of the UNMIK Education Department, Professor Michael Daxner, and a prominent member of the moderate wing of the Serb community in Kosovo in order to discuss the provision of higher education for the Serb community.

Montenegro

-       The Higher Education and Research Division met with representatives of the University of Montenegro to discuss cooperation on higher education in Montenegro, 12 July

-       Seminar on higher education planning and development, Podgoriça, 16 – 19 September

University Heritage

-       3rd meeting of the Ancient Universities Route, Bologna, 28 – 29 July

The meeting focused on the material heritage of European universities.

Publications

-       Conference report on the Theme Conference organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers on Financing of Higher Education by Sjur Bergan

Co-operation and Technical Assistance

The activity took place in the framework of the Pilot Project “Education Policy and Minorities”. The Joint Working Group received its mandate from the Yalta Conference, which took place in April 2000. Top Ukrainian administrators and Council of Europe experts discussed the institutional arrangements for the implementation of minorities’ rights.

Following the decisions of Tzakhnadzor Conference (29-31 May) expressed in Joint Statement of the Ministers of Education of the South Caucasus countries, the national and the Council of Europe experts discussed principle issues of building up and improvement of a quality assurance system in Azerbaijan.

Culture

-       Transversal study: cultural policy and cultural diversity – Site visits (Bulgaria, 22-25 June).

-       Transversal study: cultural policy and cultural diversity – Site visits (United Kingdom, 25-28 June)

-       Seminar on “Management of Cultural Centres” (Bucharest, Romania, 6-7 July) / MOSAIC project

The aim of the visit was to gain a deeper understanding of the situation of training directors of cultural houses in order to plan activities within the MOSAIC project as requested by Romanian authorities. The outcome of this visit will be in the form of proposed activities for next year.

-       National Debate on Cultural Policy of Romania (Bucharest, Romania 1-2 September) / MOSAIC project

The aim of the debate was to open up the discussion on a new cultural policy strategy in Romania to the cultural sector as a whole and more widely to the civil society, and to allow the Ministry of Culture to draw possible conclusions for the future orientation of Romanian cultural policy.

-        MOSAIC Workshop: Management of Cultural Centres (Ljubljana, Slovenia 14-17 September)

The aim of the meeting is the establishment of a working group/task force that shall act as transfer between cultural centres and local authorities and extend expert assistance in the field of drafting, establishing, starting procedures and reorganisation of the cultural centres in the region.

-       Cultural policy: a short guide, Simon Mundy, ISBN 92-871-4301-3

-       Cultural policies in Europe: Regions and cultural decentralisation - Volume 3, Training series, ISBN 92-871-4229-7

Cultural heritage

All States parties to the European Cultural Convention have a National Committee or an equivalent working structure in charge of the campaign. They are running more than 800 national, regional and local projects.

The events planned by the transnational projects will attract over 2000 participants from 47 countries. Nearly 500 key speakers, including experts from other continents will take part in seminars, colloquies and international conferences. More than 250 national co-ordinators are working to achieve many of its objectives in the participating countries.

Meetings of transnational projects

-       "Wooden culture in Europe", Maramures (Romania), 26-28 June

-       "Religious monuments and sites: towards a culture of religions", St-Jacques de Compostela (Spain), 10-11 July

-       "Ancient universities route", Bologna (Italy), 28-30 July

Events:

-       Official Launching of the European Heritage Days 2000
2-3 September, Bern, Switzerland

-       Third meeting of the project "European traditional musical heritage panorama",
8 September

-       First meeting of the project "Industrial heritage",
14-16 September, Strasbourg

-       International workshop "Cultural itineraries of south-eastern Europe", ICOMOS,
16-17 September, Sofia, Bulgaria.

-       Symposium "Partnership of local and regional authorities for the conservation of diversity", 18-19 September, Rochefort, Belgium

New heritage policies

Pilot projects and legislative support task force

The action plan adopted by the Cultural Heritage Committee includes 4 main spheres of action that correspond to the priorities defined by the CC-PAT:

-       technical co-operation within a political perspective (through 4 Pilot Projects in Tbilissi – Georgia, Rostov Veliky – Russian Federation, Karst – Slovenia, Telc – Czech Republic);

-       work carried out by the ad hoc groups of experts as part of a thematic approach (Legislative Support Task Force, Rehabilitation of Housing in Ancient Urban Centres as a Factor of Economic Development and Social Cohesion, Inventory and Documentation, Host Community Interpretation and Participation);

-       action to aid countries in South-East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia);

-       publications.

Awareness-raising and heritage education

Mrs Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss Federal Councillor, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe officially launched the 2000 European Heritage Days/EHD in Bern (Switzerland) on 2 September.

All the 47 signatory countries of the European Cultural Convention took part in these 10th EHD, thanks to the first participation of Azerbaijan. The common theme "Europe, a common heritage" was chosen again for the EHD 2000, which were held, like the previous years, during the weekends of September.

European heritage information network

European Foundation for Heritage Skills (FEMP)

Herein project

The extension of the European heritage network to new countries went on within the Herein project. Belgium, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden supplied their data on cultural heritage policies which have been integrated into the www.european-heritage.net website.

Caravela project

A meeting of the Caravela project concerning vocational guidance in the field of skills relating to the architectural heritage, was held in Bucharest from 20 to 23 September. Representatives of the national networks were invited with a view to presenting and synthesising the various national measures carried out within the project.

Reside project

The Reside project concerning archaeological sites as focus for sustainable local development was launched in Arles (France) on 29-30 June. This project to be implemented over a 3-year period.

"Europe, a common heritage" Campaign

-       Campaign Information Bulletin, issue No. 2-2000


Technical Co-operation and Consultancy Programme

-       Guidance on the development of legislation and administration systems in the field of cultural heritage, ISBN 92-871-4292-0

-       Guidelines for protection of the architectural heritage, ISBN 92-871-4294-7

-       Guidelines for protection of the archaeological heritage, ISBN 92-871-4293-9

-       Guidelines for protection of the movable heritage, ISBN 92-871-4295-5


Heritage awareness-raising

-       Brochure on European Heritage Days 2000


European Heritage Network

-       New information leaflet

3.3.2       Sport

As regards Resolution No.1 (of the 9th Conference) on the fight against doping:

-       invited the Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO) to undertake the preparation of a draft protocol to the convention, on a binding control mechanism and on mutual recognition of controls on the territory of other Parties;

-       invited their Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (GR-C) to monitor the future work of the T-DO and, if necessary, make any appropriate proposals or recommendations to them;

-       adopted Recommendation Rec(2000)16 on common core principles to be introduced into national legislation to combat the traffic in doping agents;

As regards Resolution No. 3 on the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse of women, young people and children in sport:

-       instructed the Committee for the Development of Sport (CDDS) to draft a specific reference to the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse for possible inclusion in a revised European Sports Charter (Recommendation No. R (92) 13) and a revised Code of Sports Ethics (Recommendation No. R (92) 14);

As regards Resolution No. 4 on preventing racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport:

-       instructed the Committee for the Development of Sport (CDDS) to prepare a draft text on legislative, statutory, administrative, educational, judicial and police measures to eliminate racist and xenophobic behaviour and propaganda of all kinds at sports events;

-       invited the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches (T-RV) to undertake, in conjunction with the CDDS, the preparation of the draft text referred to in Resolution No. 4;

As regards Resolution No. 5 on the draft Code for Sustainability in Sport: A partnership between sport and the environment:

-       adopted Recommendation Rec(2000)17 concerning the Code for Sustainability in Sport: A partnership between sport and the environment;

-       instructed the CDDS to take appropriate action on Resolution No. 5, by setting up a working group on sport and the environment.

The conclusions were that:

-       from the point of view of the sportsman or woman, sport was an activity, which crossed and disregarded nationality;

-       sport should express more firmly its commitment and its existing contributions to peace;

-       that symbolic events - such as Peace Races - were an important part of this and should be promoted and developed.

Participants showed a strong interest in all aspects of the financing of sport in general as a basis for any further development and concluded that:

-       sport had to develop in a way to benefit society and that would entail job creation and employment, which included a new breed of sport and recreation managers was needed;

-       the public authorities (whether at the level of the Federation, or at regional level) should propose a general framework of conditions for such future employment openings in the sports services sector;

-       sport must actively seek out its new market as an urgent priority. The challenge was to make sport for all in Russia as attractive and as successful as sport for gifted athlete. A coherent and structure policy and strategy for leading this process should be developed by the Russian authorities involved.

3.3.3       Youth

-       Forum of European Roma Young People (FERYP)

-       European Trade Union Confederation (CES/ETUC)

-       Seminar on the situation of Roms and Gypsies youth organisations in central and eastern Europe (ROMECO)

-       Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations(YEMNET/FEMYSO)

-       European Trade Union Confederation (CES/ETUC Youth)

-       Third phase of the long-term training course, joint pluri-disciplinary project DASE/DJS « the reality of children and children’s organisations in Russia today »

-       Training Course on Introduction to Working in International Youth Structures

-       Training Course for Trainers working in Central and Eastern Europe

-       Training Seminar for Young Social Scientists

Language course in English for young workers

2 – 29 July

St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny City, Ireland

Language course in Spanish for youth leaders

2 – 29 July

Mollina, Malaga, Spain

Language course in German for youth leaders

30 July – 26 August

Kassel, Europa Kolleg, Germany

Language course in English for youth leaders

20 August – 16 September

Edwards Language School, London

Language course in French for youth leaders

27 August – 23 September

EYC Strasbourg

Language course in Portuguese for youth leaders

3 – 30 September

Coimbra, Portugal

Language course in Italian for youth leaders

10 – 30 September

Turin, Italy

Language course in English for youth leaders

10 September – 7 October

4        Multilateral activities for the consolidation
and development of democratic stability

4.1 Human rights

Training Programmes for the legal profession, including judges, prosecutors, practising lawyers, trainee lawyers, law students and civil servants

Establishment or strengthening of national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights (including ombudsman, human rights commissions, etc)

Human Rights education and awareness

Police and Human Rights

4.2       Legal co-operation

Armenia

-        Meeting on the conception of the judicial expertise, 27-28 September, Yerevan

Azerbaijan

-        Steering group of experts to evaluate the police staff training, 18-19 August, Baku

-        Mission on the state of legislation and practice of the prevention and fight against corruption,        organised crime and money laundering, 4-7 September, Baku

-        Expert meeting on the training of prison staff, followed by a one-day meeting of the steering group on the reform of the prison, 18-20 September, Baku

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-        Joint steering group on prison reform in Bosnia & Herzegovina, 11-12 September, Strasbourg

Bulgaria

-        Seminar on the implementation of the Bulgarian citizenship law, 14-15 September, Sofia

-        Seminar on ‘Training of prison staff’, 24-26 September, Sofia

-       Meeting on ‘The preparation of Bulgarian legislation on data protection compatible with

Czech Republic

-        Meeting of directors of training centres for police staffs of Norway, England, Bavaria and Czech Republic, 11-15 September, Oslo

Georgia

-        Meeting on the establishment of a framework for the evaluation of legislation in Georgia, 11-12 September, Tbilissi

Moldova

-        Seminar on juvenile delinquency, 7-8 September, Chisinau

-        Seminar on the classification of prisoners and prison regimes according to the European Prison Rules, 20-22 September, Chisinau

Poland

-        Mission to assist in the reorganisation of the training of judges and prosecutors in Poland, 5-6 September, Cracow

Slovakia

-        Seminar on the Rights of the Child, 25-26 September, Ljubljana

Other meetings

-        Conference on "Protecting society from organised crime", 8-10 September, Caserte (Italy)

-        Training of judges and public prosecutors of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia,
13-14 September, Chakvi (Georgia)

Joint programmes between the European Commission and the Council of Europe

Albania

-        Expert meeting on the text of the draft law on the High Court of Justice of Albania,
3-4 August, Strasbourg

Russian Federation

-        Presentation of a brochure on local finances and training sessions on the basis of this document, Moscow, 11-12 July.

-        Training Seminar on “Local finances and interbudgetary relations” for representatives of the Government Administrations responsible for local authorities and representatives of local and regional authorities and of their associations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, European Youth Centre in Budapest, 17-21 July (Joint Programmes Russian Federation / Ukraine).

-        Meeting on "Access of Citizens to legal Information", 4-7 September, Chita (Russian Federation)

Ukraine

-       Training session on the European Charter of Local Self Government on the basis of an ad hoc brochure previously prepared, Kyiv, 25-26 July.

-        Expert meeting on the Draft Code of basic rules of conduct of civil servants in Ukraine, 11-12 September, Strasbourg

-        4th meeting of the Steering Group for the reform of the Ukrainian Prison System, 17-21September, Kyiv

-        Expert meeting on "the Practical implementation, in Ukraine, of Community sanctions and measures", 12-13 September, Kiev

Octopus II Programme

-       Study visits for police officers, prosecutors and judges to examine how economic crimes (credit cards, electronic payments) are dealt with (Activity 8Va) : (London (United Kingdom), 11-15 September), (Paris (France), 18-22 September), (Stockholm (Sweden), 18-22 September)

Kosovo

-       Meeting on the draft criminal code of Kosovo, 25 July, Pristina

-        Mission on the development of the training of judges and prosecutors, 22-24 August, Pristina

4.3       Transfrontier co-operation

-       Stability Pact conference: "the role of Euroregions in promoting good-neighbourly relations", Sofia (Bulgaria), 30 June-1 July

The topics of the conference concentrated on the definition and the functioning of Euroregions, obstacles to the development of transfrontier co-operation as well as best practices concerning specific transfrontier projects in the area of economic development, environmental protection, culture and tourism. The proceedings of the conference will be published.

At the end of the conference a declaration was unanimously adopted which sets out the guidelines and principles for developing transfrontier activities in South-East European countries. The declaration could be used as a reference document for the Council of Europe and other organisations in designing their Stability Pact projects and activities. The declaration and other information on the conference is available from the Secretariat.

-        Informal meeting with the NGOs active in the field of local democracy and transfrontier co-operation, organised with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC), Strasbourg, 10-11 July.

4.4       Local democracy

Presentation of a brochure on local finances and training sessions on the basis of this document.

Training Seminar on “Local finances and interbudgetary relations” for representatives of the Government Administrations responsible for local authorities and representatives of local and regional authorities and of their associations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

Training session on the European Charter of Local Self Government on the basis of an ad hoc brochure previously prepared.

4.5       Social policy and health

European Code of Social security

Compatibility studies on the national legislations on social security with the standards of the European Code on Social Security:

Romania (Bucharest): 17-18 July

Azerbaijan (Yerevan): 20-21 July

Population

Coordination meeting for the 2001 Census of population and dwellings in the Balkans

Ohrid, “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, 27-29 July

The seminar, jointly organised by the Statistical Office of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Council of Europe and the Commission of the European Union, focuses on harmonising census methodology in the region of the Balkans.

Access to employment

Russian Federation: September 2000: technical assistance to promote access to employment opportunities for vulnerable groups in the region of Pskov.

Programme for Children

Continuation of the Joint Programme with the European Commission for children in difficulties (Strategic Training Activity for At Risk Teens), Krasnoturinsk (Russian Federation): 4-8 September.

5        Partial agreements

5.1       Council of Europe Development Bank 1

-       208th meeting, 10 July, Avila, Spain

-       162nd meeting, 7 July, Avila, Spain

-       44th meeting, 6 July, Avila, Spain

-       45th meeting, 10 July, Avila, Spain

-       35th Joint meeting, 7 July, Avila, Spain

Croatia       Loan application for HRK 186 837 031 (EUR 24 112 670) from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia for the improvement and modernisation of health infrastructures throughout Croatia.

Finland       Loan application for EUR 20 000 000 from Okobank, Finland, for job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises throughout Finland.

Germany       Loan application for EUR 60 000 000 from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, for job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises in central and east European countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia).

Spain       Loan application for EUR 45 000 000 from Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, for capital expenditure projects in the fields of environmental protection, health and education in municipalities in the Barcelona area.

Turkey       Loan application from the government of Turkey to increase the amount of the loan by up to EUR 121.4 million for the rebuilding of housing in urban areas in the provinces of Kocaeli, Sakarya, Istanbul and Yalova.

5.2       Social and Public Health2

www.coe.fr/soc-sp

Accessions

-       Slovenia, 1 August


Public Health

-       adopted an opinion on Parliamentary Assembly Recommendations 1389 (1998) on

-       asked the Committee of experts on nutrition, food safety and consumer health to draw up a draft opinion on Parliamentary Assembly Recommendations 1445 (2000) on health security for Europe’s population and 1446 (2000) on a ban on antibiotics in food production;

-       approved the records of

-       approved the draft Resolution AP (2000) … on the prevention of asbestos-induced health risks for workers.

Publications

-       Report No 1 on Natural sources of flavourings

5.3       European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) 3

The areas of responsibility of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines are :

-       Elaboration of the European Pharmacopoeia and related activities

-       Development of the European network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs)

Both types of activities are based on partnerships with the European Union to avoid duplication of work. Within this framework, the representatives of the EDQM participated in the following meetings of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA): Quality Working Party, Biotech Working Party, Immunological Working Party, Inspectors, and the Pharmaceutical Committee of the European Commission and the “ Notice to Applicants” working party.

Elaboration of the European Pharmacopoeia and related activities

The European Pharmacopoeia Commission met from 20 to 22 June. During this meeting, 101 new or revised monographs and general texts were adopted, and 51 reference substances were adopted.

29 meetings of Groups of Experts and ad hoc working parties took place during this period.

Symposium on tetanus vaccines for human use      
22 – 23 June, Strasbourg

Tetanus vaccines have long been an established part of immunisation programmes all over the world. However, current potency testing of vaccines described in the European Pharmacopoeia and the WHO involves the use of animals and a more acceptable routine testing method for tetanus vaccines has been sought for a long time. Discussions are in progress to find replacement methods.

The procedure continues to grow and it arouses great interest amongst users. The first application dossiers for certification of products with risk of transmitting agents of spongiform encephalopathies have been received and about fifteen certificates have been granted for excipients such as gelatine and calf serum used in the preparation of vaccines. On 5 July, the steering committee held its second meeting, which was attended by the Chair of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission, the Chairs of the working parties of the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products of the EMEA and representatives of the Commission of the European Communities.

Biological standardisation

The steering committee of the biological standardisation programme met on 6 and 7 July; this meeting was also attended by the Chairs of groups on biologicals for human and veterinary use of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission and the licensing authorities (EMEA) as well as representatives of the Commission of the European Communities and the WHO. The progress made so far was summarised and a programme of activities was organised for the years to come.

The programme for audits or inter-laboratory visits continued to expand as planned. Visits took place on 20-21 June in Athens (Greece) and 7-8 September in Vienna (Austria).

Quality assurance

The annual plenary meeting of the network in the area of quality assurance was held on 27-28 June and was attended by 40 experts from 23 countries.

Activities of interest to countries of the European Economic Area

The annual meeting of the market surveillance programme for products with a centralised Community marketing authorisation took place on 4 July to discuss problems related to the testing programme for samples taken from the distribution chain for centralised products. The system is based on internal operating procedures that have been elaborated and set up in the network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories. A preliminary summary of the results of the programme for 1990-2000 was presented and the testing programme for 2001 was adopted.

Publications

Supplement 2001 of the 3rd Edition was published in French and in English. It includes 278 new texts adopted or revised in 1999 as well as texts previously published in supplement 2000, for a total of 850 monographs and 95 general methods of analysis; it replaces supplement 2000 in its entirety.

5.4       Pompidou Group4
www.pompidou.coe.int

Permanent Correspondents' meeting, 11-12 September

The meeting adopted an a technical file on risk reduction as a component of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to drug abuse problems, an activity report 1997-2000, a draft work programme 2000-2003 and a draft political declaration, all for submission to the October ministerial meeting.

-       Problem drug use by women: focus on community-based interventions (consultant report)

-       Vocational rehabilitation for drug users in Europe (seminar proceedings).

5.5       EURIMAGES5
http://culture.coe.fr/eurimages

67th meeting, Budapest, 3 – 5 July

The Board of Management agreed to support 11 feature films for a total amount of 3.753 Million Euros. In addition, support was awarded to 21 films for distribution in 7 countries.

5.6       North-South Centre 6
(European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity)

Contest on “Global solidarity”

Within the framework of the celebrations of its tenth anniversary, the North-South Centre launched in June a contest on “Global Solidarity” in co-operation with the daily newspaper “Diario de Noticias” and the “Fundação Montepio Geral”. Portuguese people aged 16-22 were invited to submit their proposals to make the world a place of solidarity. Among several hundred letters received, the one sent by a 16-year old student was awarded the first prize (a trip to Strasbourg for two people to visit the European institutions). The award ceremony took place at the “Diario de Noticias” on 8 September.

Publications

-        The Interdependent (monthly)

-        Terra Viva (monthly)

5.7       European Commission for Democracy through Law7

-       Forum on Federalism, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Mostar, 26-28 July

-       Working Group on the revision of the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Strasbourg, 10-11 July

-       Working Group on Croatian law on minorities, Paris, 1 September

-       Working Group on implementation of the constitutional referendum in Ukraine, Kyiv,
14-15 September

-       The right to a fair trial ( Science and technique of democracy, no. 28)

5.8       Partial Agreement on the Youth Card8

5.9       European Audiovisual Observatory9

Mr Wolfgang Closs took up his functions as Executive Director of the Observatory on 1 September.

A paper on “Financing of national public system of radio television in the European Union” was presented on the occasion of the “European public television services in an Age of Economic and Technological Change” conference (Lille, 19-20 July) organised by the French Presidency of the European Union”.

An expert of the Observatory gave a presentation on 9 September at the seminar organised by FOCAL (Foundation for Continuous Training in Cinematic and Audiovisual Art) in Bern. Topic : "Comment rechercher des copies et des ayants droit sur Internet".

The Observatory participated (with a booth) in Bologna, to the 12th European Television and Film Forum, organised by the EIM (European Institute for the Media) from 14 to 16 September.

Publications

-       Iris - Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory (monthly)

IRIS Supplements (“Focus”) were published on the Financing of Public Service Broadcasting and MP3 case law development.

5.10       European Centre for Modern Languages10

-       Workshop 5/2000 “Language needs of migrant workers: organising language learning for the professional context”, Graz, 27 June – 1 July

-       Workshop 6/2000 “Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in the Context of Twin Cities”, Graz, 13 – 16 July

-       Workshop 7/2000 “Development of Curricula and Methodology for Translation and Interpretation Courses”, Graz, 29 August – 2 September

-       Workshop 8/2000 “Information and Communication Technologies in Vocationally Oriented Language Learning”, Graz, 12 – 16 September

-       “ The introduction of language awareness into the curriculum “, Graz, 30 June – 1 July Me

-       Conference “The new communicators : graduates with languages”, Nottingham, 3 – 5 July

-       “10th World Congress of Teachers of French “, Paris, 17 - 21 July-“

-       “21st Congress of the International Association of Modern Languages Teachers “, Pa
ris, 22 – 26 July Pr

-       Preparatory meeting of the Lund opening event, Strasbourg, 31 August – 1 September

-       Medium-term Programme of Activities 2000 - 2002 and Annual Programme 2000

-       Workshop report 15/98 : “ The contribution of the teaching of languages to Peace “

-       Workshop report 2/99 : “ Content, design and methodology of seminars, workshops and congresses “

-       Workshop report 5/99 : “ Language resource centres: shifting from the teacher’s perspective to the learners’ perspective “

-       Workshop report 1/2000 : “ Introduction of language awareness in to the curriculum “

-       “Early start: young learners and modern languages in Europe and beyond”-S

-       Sociocultural Identity and European Dimension: Intercultural competence Through Foreign Language Learning “, compiled and edited by Michael Byram and Manuel Tost Planet

5.11       GRECO11

-       Denmark, 2 August

GRECO

Bureau, 4th meeting, 27 – 28 June, Paris

The Bureau accepted the dates for the evaluation visits to the following countries: Belgium (10-12 October), Finland (3-5 October), Georgia (17-19 October), Slovakia (26-28 September), Slovenia (12-14 September.

Due to the confidential nature of the evaluation procedures (in accordance with Articles 8-5 and 15-5 of the GRECO Statute and Chapter III of its Rules of Procedure), the Bureau deemed that it would not be appropriate to make declarations to the press regarding the content of the discussions taking place during the visit. The Executive Secretary will prepare a press release in agreement with the authorities of the evaluated country.

The request of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be allowed to nominate three representatives instead of two has been granted on an exceptional basis, after consultation of all GRECO members and this, because of the very specific situation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina has nominated one permanent representative and two substitutes.

6        Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)      
www.coe.fr/cplre

In July (719/12.1) the Ministers’ Deputies adopted a series of decisions on the follow-up to texts adopted at the 7th Plenary Session of the Congress (Strasbourg, 23-25 May 2000).

In September (720/2.4 and 720/12.1) the Deputies adopted :

-       Belarus

-       Albania

-       “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”Th
e Congress would take part in observation of the local elections on 10 September in “the Former-Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, with a delegation of 10 observers.-K

-       Kosovo

-       “Euro-Med” co-operationTh

-       Conference on local authorities’ democratic control over public utilities

-       Congress’mini-sessions

-       the observation of local elections in Montenegro, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina;

-       the situation and reforms of local and regional self-government in Belarus, the Russian Federation, Albania, Ukraine and Turkey.

In addition, the Bureau held an exchange of views on the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights, under preparation by the European Union, and examined ways of recommending the European Union to refer to the principles of the European Charter of Local Self-Government and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in the future Charter.

7        Conferences of specialised ministers

see also Section 3.3.2 - Sport

Hanover, 7-8 September

The European Ministers responsible for Regional Planning adopted the “Guiding principles for sustainable spatial development of the European continent”, as a major contribution towards implementation of the strategy of social cohesion and a coherent strategy for the integrated and balanced development of our continent.

Key points included:

-       Co-operation in concrete spatial development projects in areas at the border of the European Union and the rest of Europe (INTERREG III B cooperation areas) with the involvement of all Council of Europe member states; continuation of projects launched by Germany as part of the INTERREG activities ;

-       Backing for progress made in co-ordinating projects for the European Union (ESDP), the Baltic Sea region (VASAB 2010), the North Sea region (Norvision) and Central and Southeastern Europe (VISION PLANET) ;

-       A call for the Pan-European transport network (especially the 10 Pan-European Transport Corridors) to be set in place quickly since it is an indispensable prerequisite for making large areas accessible across the entire continent ;

-       A call to strengthen trans-European, interregional and transfrontier cooperation between states, regional authorities and local authorities on spatial development, especially between Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe to ensure the social and territorial cohesion of Europe ;

-       A statement that the Council of Europe, thanks to the activities of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, is the suitable political body for the coordination of common, Europe-wide territorial development strategies ;

-       A request to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to keep CEMAT in its intergovernmental programme and to start an immediate training programme to help regional and local planning authorities in the new member states.

APPENDIX 1

Action taken on texts adopted by the Assembly

Assembly Recommendations

Recommendation 1392 (1998) Former embassies of the Baltic states on the territory of some Council of Europe member states

Recommendation 1408 (1999) International Criminal Court

Recommendation 1411 (1999) Relations with the United Nations

Recommendation 1456 (2000) Conflict in the Chechen Republic – Implementation by the Russian Federation of Recommendation 1444 (2000)

Assembly Opinion

Opinion No. 217 (2000) Draft additional protocol to Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108) on supervisory authorities and transborder data flows.

Assembly Resolutions

Resolution 1217 (2000) European air transport policies – the need for a truly “one sky Europe”

Resolution 1218 (2000) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the progress of transition

Resolution 1219 (2000) Honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania

Resolution 1220 (2000) Reform of the Assembly’s working methods and its committee structure

Resolution 1221 (2000) Conflict in the Chechen Republic – Follow-up to Recommendations 1444 (2000) and 1456 (2000) of the Parliamentary Assembly

Assembly Orders

Order No. 566 (2000) Biotechnologies

APPENDIX 2

1       Conventions

Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights on the general prohibition of discrimination

European Landscape Convention

2       Recommendations

Recommendation No. R (2000) 12 on the social sciences and the challenge of transition

Recommendation No. R (2000) 13 on a European policy on access to archives

Recommendation Rec(2000)14 on “local taxation, financial equalisation and grants to local authorities”

Recommendation Rec(2000)15 concerning the security of residence of long-term migrants

Recommendation Rec(2000)16 on common core principles to be introduced into national legislation to combat the traffic in doping agents

Recommendation Rec(2000)17 on the Code of sustainability in sport: a partnership between sport and the environment

3       Resolutions

Resolution (2000) 5 on the appointment to the post of Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

Resolution (2000) 6 modifying Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Regulations on staff participation

Resolution DH (2000) 89 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 11 January 2000 in the case of Moni Salvatore Angelo against Italy

Final Resolution DH (2000) 90 Application No. 29024/95 - P.S. against the Slovak Republic

Final Resolution DH (2000) 91 Application No. 29717/96 - B.E.V. against the United Kingdom

Final Resolution DH (2000) 92 Application No. 27347/95 - Lane against the United Kingdom

Resolution DH (2000) 93 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 12 October 1999 in the case of Perks and others against the United Kingdom

Final Resolution DH (2000) 94 Application No. 21371/93 - J.-M. R. against Austria

Resolution DH (2000) 95 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 28 March 2000 in the case of Pitsillos against Cyprus

Resolution DH (2000) 96 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 14 March 2000 in the case of Cloez against France

Final Resolution DH (2000) 97 Application No. 28643/95 - Leclercq against France

Final Resolution DH (2000) 98 Application No. 28538/95 - Piedebout against France

Resolution DH (2000) 99 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 10 July 1998 in the case of Sidiropoulos and others against Greece

Final Resolution DH (2000) 100 Application No. 14200/88 - Pellegrini Adolfo against Italy

Resolution DH (2000) 101 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 5 October 1999 in the case of Da Conceição Gavina against Portugal

Resolution DH (2000) 102 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 14 November 1999 (final on 14 March 2000) in the case of Ferreira de Sousa and Costa Araújo against Portugal

Final Resolution DH (2000) 103 Application No. 27741/95 - C.B. against Switzerland

Resolution DH (2000) 104 Application No. 28286/95 - W.O. against Switzerland

Resolution DH (2000) 105 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 28 July l998 in the case of Loizidou against Turkey

Resolution DH (2000) 106 concerning the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 7 July 1989 in the case of Gaskin against the United Kingdom

Resolution DH (2000) 107 Election of a member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) in respect of Iceland

Resolution DH (2000) 108 Election of a members of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) in respect of the Czech Republic and Greece

APPENDIX 3

Chart of signatures and ratifications of European Treaties

(covering the period from 22 June to 21 September 2000)

TREATY

STATE

DATE OF

SIGNATURE

DATE OF

RATIFICATION

DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE

European interim agreement on social security schemes relating to old age, invalidity and survivors (ETS 12)

Czech Republic

25 February 1998

8 September 2000

1 October 2000

Protocol to the European interim agreement on social security schemes relating to old age, invalidity and survivors (ETS 12A)

Czech Republic

25 February 1998

8 September 2000

1 October 2000

European interim agreement on social security other than schemes for old age, invalidity and survivors (ETS 13)

Czech Republic

25 February 1998

8 September 2000

1 October 2000

Protocol to the European interim agreement on social security other than schemes for old age, invalidity and survivors (ETS 13A)

Czech Republic

25 February 1998

8 September 2000

1 October 2000

Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical, surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment (ETS 33)

Slovak Republic

13 September 2000

    

European Code of Social Security (ETS 48)

Czech Republic

10 February 2000

8 September 2000

9 September 2001

European Convention on the adoption of children (ETS 58)

Czech Republic

15 December 1999

8 September 2000

9 December 2000

Latvia

17 September 1999

13 July 2000

14 October 2000

European Convention on information on foreign law (ETS 62)

Azerbaijan

  

26 June 2000 (a)

27 September 2000

European Convention on the international effects of deprivation of the right to drive a motor vehicle (ETS 88)

Azerbaijan

  

26 June 2000 (a)

27 September 2000

European Convention on the suppression of terrorism (ETS 90)

Albania

4 April 2000

21 September 2000

22 December 2000

European Agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid (ETS 92)

Czech Republic

15 October 1999

8 September 2000

9 October 2000

Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (ETS 104)

Croatia

3 November 1999

3 July 2000

1 November 2000

European Agreement on transfer of responsibility for refugees (ETS 107)

Romania

15 February 1999

19 July 2000

1 September 2000

Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data (ETS 108)

Czech Republic

8 September 2000

    

Slovak Republic

14 April 2000

13 September 2000

1 January 2001

Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons (ETS 112)

Andorra

4 November 1999

13 July 2000

1 November 2000

Tonga

  

03 July 2000 (a)

1 November 2000

Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty (ETS 114)

Albania

4 April 2000

21 September 2000

1 October 2000

European Convention on the compensation of victims of violent crimes (ETS 116)

Czech Republic

15 October 1999

8 September 2000

1 January 2001

Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms (ETS  117)

Cyprus

2 December 1999

15 September 2000

1 December 2000

European Convention on spectator violence and misbehaviour at sports events and in particular at football matches (ETS 120)

Lithuania

1 April 1993

4 July 2000

1 September 2000

European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (ETS 123)

Denmark

18 March 1986

8 September 2000

1 April 2001

European Convention on the recognition of the legal personality of international non-governmental organisations (ETS 124)

“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

19 May 2000

13 July 2000

1 November 2000

Convention on insider trading (ETS 130)

Czech Republic

15 October 1999

8 September 2000

1 January 2001

Protocol to the Convention on insider trading (ETS 133)

Czech Republic

15 October 1999

8 September 2000

1 January 2001

European Convention on the protection of the archaeological heritage (revised) (ETS 143)

United Kingdom

16 January 1992

19 September 2000

20 March 2001

European Charter for regional or minority languages (ETS 148)

Denmark

5 November 1992

8 September 2000

1 January 2001

Italy

27 June 2000

    

Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (ETS 151)

Andorra

4 November 1999

13 July 2000

  

Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (ETS 152)

Andorra

4 November 1999

13 July 2000

  

Agreement on illicit traffic by sea, implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (ETS 156)

Malta

14 September 2000

    

Slovak Republic

13 September 2000

    

Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities (ETS 157)

Azerbaijan

  

26 June 2000 (a)

1 October 2000

European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights (ETS 161)

Belgium

19 June 1997

29 June 2000

1 August 2000

Bulgaria

3 July 2000

    

Albania

21 September 2000

    

Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on privileges and immunities of the Council of Europe (ETS 162)

Belgium

1 April 1998

29 June 2000

30 July 2000

Bulgaria

3 July 2000

    

European Social Charter (revised) (ETS 163)

Estonia

4 May 1998

11 September 2000

1 November 2000

Georgia

30 June 2000

    

Russian Federation

14 September 2000

    

European Convention on nationality (ETS 166)

France

4 July 2000

    

Criminal Law Convention on corruption (ETS 173)

Czech Republic

15 October 1999

8 September 2000

  

Denmark

27 January 1999

2 August 2000

  

Netherlands

29 June 2000

    

Civil Law Convention on corruption (ETS 174)

Albania

4 April 2000

21 September 2000

  

European Convention on the promotion of a transnational long-term voluntary service for young people (ETS 175)

Romania

19 July 2000

    

United Kingdom

19 September 2000

    

Note:

(a) accession

1        Concerns the following States : Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and Turkey. Non-member State : Holy See.

2        Concerns the following States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Observers to the Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People with Disabilities (CD-P-RR): Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Canada.

3        Concerns the following States : Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey and the United Kingdom. Non-member State : Bosnia and Herzegovina. Observers : Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine.

4        Concerns the following States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Non-member State: Azerbaijan.

5        Concerns the following States: Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Non-member State: Holy See.

6        Concerns the following States: Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Non-member State: Holy See.

7        Concerns the following States: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Associate members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia. Observers: Argentina, Canada, Holy See, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Republic of Korea, United States of America and Uruguay.

8

9        Concerns the following States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

10        Concerns the following States: Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".

11        Concerns the following States: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Non-member State : Bosnia and Herzegovina.