Clause 5 provides mechanisms and guidelines to increase or reduce the area of the marine park; gives the minister appropriate authority in order to manage the park and to enter into agreements with other ministers; provides for the drawing up of a management plan and provides for public consultation opportunities; gives the authority to issue permits for the control of activities; gives the required authority to park wardens, peace officers and enforcement officers; stipulates the implementation of a harmonization committee to provide federal ...[+++]and provincial government managers with a forum to enable them to harmonize their administrative and operational activities; calls for the implementation of a coordinating committee to provide community members with a forum that will allow them to provide advice and counsel to federal and provincial ministers responsible for the marine park; and finally, provides the Governor-in-Council with the legislative authority to make regulations, notably for the protection, control and management of the park.

The proposed legislation defines the park boundaries and outlines the zone categories within the marine park; provides mechanisms and guidelines for expanding or reducing the area of the marine park; gives the minister the appropriate authorities to manage the park and conclude agreements with other ministers; provides for the development of a management plan and for opportunities for public consultations; gives the power to issue permits for the control of activities; grants the necessary powers to park wardens, peace officers and enforcement officers; provides for the creation of a harmonization ...[+++]committee to provide managers of the federal and provincial governments with a forum for harmonizing their administrative and operational activities; provides for the creation of a coordinating committee to give members of the community a forum for expressing their opinions and advising the federal and provincial ministers responsible for the marine park; provides the Governor-in-Council the legislative authority to make regulations on, among other things, the protection, control and management of the marine park.

The amount of $1.4 million is to support operational activities at the Business Transformation and Renewal Secretariat, BTRS, in supporting the priorities and planning subcommittee on government administration as it pursues government-wide opportunities for improved services and operational efficiencies.

The Standing Committee shall facilitate, promote and strengthen coordination of operational actions of the authorities of the Member States competent in the field of internal security.

The European Council recognises the progress made in fully activating the operational branch of SCIFA required by the Seville conclusions, and more particularly, the tasking of the Common Unit of External Border Practitioners with the operational implementation and coordination of the measures contained in the Plan for the management of the external borders, which includes coordination and monitoring of "Centres" and operational activities, as well as prepara ...[+++]tion of strategic decisions, for the more effective and integrated management of the external borders of EU Member States.

4. shares the Supervisory Committee's analysis as to the need to improve methods and procedures to make OLAF's operational activity more effective; in particular, supports the efforts made by the Director of OLAF to improve transparency in the management of operational activities, and notably to step up his monitoring of the opening of investigations and the transmission of files to disciplinary or judicial authorities; supports the assignment of magistrates, within OLAF, responsible for providing legal advice and support, particula ...[+++]rly in order to rationalise the conduct of investigations and to guarantee the quality of reports;