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Articles in October, 2005 issue of Europe Agri

• FOOD SAFETY IMPLEMENTING RULES APPROVED.(European Union's Standing Committee on the Food Chain)(Brief Article)
• EU/COMOROS: EP APPROVES NEW FISH PACT BUT SAYS FISHERMEN "EXCLUDED" FROM TALKS.
• EU/WTO: PARIS TALKS FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH WITH DEAL.
• SUGAR: EP AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE CLASHES WITH COMMISSION OVER REFORM.
• EEL FISHERIES: SEASONAL BAN ON EEL FISHING PROPOSED PENDING NATIONAL RECOVERY PLANS.(Brief article)
• EU/AFRICA: NEW STRATEGY FOR AFRICA DEPENDS ON EU BUDGET DEAL.
• GENETIC ENGINEERING: EU COURT RULES AGAINST UPPER AUSTRIA'S GM BAN.(Genetically modified plants)
• FOOD INDUSTRY: COMMISSION CLEARS ACQUISITION OF NORDSEE BY NOMURA AND KFRI.
• BIOMASS: WOOD ENERGY HAS THE WIND IN ITS SAILS.(consumption increases)
• COMMISSION CONFIRMS EXTENSION OF ANCHOVY FISHING BAN IN BAY OF BISCAY.(Brief Article)
• MEPS REJECT DRAFT DIRECTIVE ON HUMANE TRAPPING STANDARDS.(Members of the European Parliament)
• BULGARIA URGED TO MAKE FOOD SAFETY HEADWAY AHEAD OF ACCESSION.(Brief article)
• FOOD PRODUCTS: BEEF ON THE BONE TO COME BACK AFTER GETTING MEMBER STATES' BLESSING.(sale of beef with backbone of animals banned to control mad cow disease)(Brief Article)
• RURAL DEVELOPMENT: AUDITORS SAY EU'S CHECKS ON AGRI-ENVIRONMENT SPENDING ARE INADEQUATE.
• EU PROBES PESTICIDE IMPORT RULES IN UK, ITALY, POLAND AND HUNGARY.(Brief article)
• AGRICULTURE: COMMISSION PROPOSES TO SIMPLIFY CAP.(Common Agricultural Policy)(Brief article)
• MANDELSON'S WTO APPROACH BRANDED 'TOTAL FAILURE' BY FARMERS.
• GENETIC ENGINEERING: CROPLIFE LAUNCHES GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR GM FIELD TRIALS.(genetically modified crops)(Brief Article)
• EUROPEAN CHIEF VETS AND MEDICS DISCUSS JOINT ACTION ON BIRD FLU.(Brief Article)
• COMMODITIES: EP COMMITTEE WAVES THROUGH REPORTS ON WINE, SEEDS AND HOPS.(Brief article)
• EU/WTO: EU AND US MAKE FARMING PLEDGES AT ZURICH TALKS.
• EU CLEARS TRANSGOURMET'S ACQUISITION OF THREE FRENCH FOOD BUSINESSES.
• MILK: DAIRY FARMERS FINED EURO 364 MILLION FOR EXCEEDING MILK QUOTAS.(Brief Article)
• EU/US: MEPS AND EU FARM LOBBIES OPPOSE TRANSATLANTIC WINE PACT.
• FRENCH RESEARCHERS DEVELOP CHEAP BIOFUELS.(French National Institute of Applied Sciences)(Brief article)
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVES GO-AHEAD TO BALTIC DRIFTNET BAN.
• EU/ACP: ACPS WELCOME EP'S DEMANDS FOR LONGER TRANSITION FOR SUGAR REFORM.(African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States)
• MLGPE AND BA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CLEARED TO BUY ITALIAN VENDING MACHINE MAKER.(ML Global Private Equity)(BACP Europe Fund)(N&W Global Vending)(Brief Article)
• POLAND, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA ALLOWED TO PAY HALF OF FARM PAYMENT EARLY.(European Commission's decision)(Brief Article)
• BANANAS: EU REQUESTS SECOND WTO ARBITRATION IN DISPUTE WITH LATIN AMERICANS.
• ANIMAL HEALTH: BIRD FLU HITS EU AS SUSPECTED CASES FOUND ON GREEK ISLAND.
• COMMISSION ACTS TO SAVE YOUNG OCTOPUS IN WEST AFRICAN WATERS.(Brief article)
• EU/NEPAL-BHUTAN: EU SENDS EURO 6 MILLION RELIEF AID FOR REFUGEES.(Brief article)
• NEW ITALIAN OLIVE OIL AND BASIL VARIETIES ADDED TO LIST OF PROTECTED FOOD NAMES.(kalamata olives to Whitstable oysters)(Brief article)
• FOOD SAFETY: LAST REMAINING RESTRICTIONS ON UK BEEF EXPORTS COULD BE LIFTED SOON.
• EU WELCOMES REFORMS PLANNED BY NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANISATION.(Brief Article)
• DEVELOPMENT: UN REPORT DENOUNCES ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.
• BLAIR AND CHIRAC VOW TO WORK TOGETHER FOR EUROPE.(Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac)(Brief article)
• FISHERIES: NEW EXPERT REPORT CALLS FOR "COMPLETE OVERHAUL" OF DEEP-SEA FISHERIES.(International Council for Exploration of the Sea)(Brief article)
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
• EP SAYS EU SHOULD COVER LARGER PART OF COSTS OF VETERINARY CRISES.(European Parliament)(European union)(foot-and-mouth disease)(Brief article)
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
• GENETIC ENGINEERING: COURT RULES AGAINST UPPER AUSTRIA'S GM BAN.(European Court of First Instance, genetically-modified organisms)
• REGIONAL POLICY: MEPS INSIST ON EXTRA FUNDING FOR FAR-FLUNG REGIONS.(Brief Article)
• COMMISSION PROPOSES TO ALLOW IMPORT OF PIONEER-1507 GM-MAIZE.(European Food Safety Agency)(Brief article)
• HUNGARY AUTHORISED TO PUT SURPLUS WINE INTO CRISIS DISTILLERY.(Brief article)
• EU/FAO: UN AGENCY CHIEF SAYS FOOD AID "DISTORTS MARKETS".
• COUNCIL SET TO ENDORSE NEW LEGISLATION ON PHTHALATES IN TOYS.(Council of the European Union)(Brief Article)
• COURT CONDEMNS BELGIUM FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NITRATES DIRECTIVE.(Brief Article)
• EU ALLOWS EURO 280 MILLION OF BAD WEATHER AID FOR GREEK FARMERS.(Greek farmers for extreme weather in the country )(Brief article)
• EU/WTO: STILL NO BREAKTHROUGH IN DOHA TALKS.(World Trade Organization)
• BIOTECHNOLOGY/HEALTH: BIOTECH LOBBY ISSUES MANIFESTO FOR MORE INNOVATIVE AND DYNAMIC APPROACH.(EuropaBio)
• SUGAR: ACPS DENOUNCE "DISPROPORTIONATE AND DISCRIMINATORY" EU REFORM PLANS.(African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States)
• FOOD LAW: THIRD PACKAGE OF FOOD SAFETY IMPLEMENTING RULES APPROVED.(hygiene package)(Brief article)
• WINE: EU SETS ASIDE EURO 450 MILLION FOR VINEYARD RECONVERSION.(Brief article)
• FARMERS FIGHT OFF PRESSURE FROM MEPS FOR FAIR TRADE.(Member of Parliaments)