As stated above, retirement of the CF-18 fleet will be coordinated with the acceptance schedule of F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Question No. 174 Mr. Scott Andrews: With regard to Transport Canada, and more specifically the disposal or sale of vessels formerly operated by Marine Atlantic, the MV Caribou and the MV Joseph & Clara Smallwood: (a) who bought or acquired each of the vessels; (b) how much, in Canadian dollars, did the purchaser pay for each of the vessels; (c) who was the ship broker that handled each of the transactions and where was the broker from; (d) were any Canadian broker firms considered or asked to handle th ...[+++]e transactions, and, (i) if so, who were they and why did they not participate in the process, (ii) if no Canadian broker firm was considered, why; and (e) how much, in Canadian dollars, were the brokers compensated for each of the transactions?

(a)if, within a continuous period of five years, the trade mark has not been put to genuine use in the ►M1 Union ◄ in connection with the goods or services in respect of which it is registered, and there are no proper reasons for non-use; however, no person may claim that the proprietor's rights in an►M1 EU trade mark ◄ should be revoked where, during the interval between expiry of the five-year period and filing of the application or counterclaim, genuine use of the trade mark has been started or resumed; the commencement or resumption of use within a period of three months preceding the filing of the application or counterclaim which ...[+++] began at the earliest on expiry of the continuous period of five years of non-use shall, however, be disregarded where preparations for the commencement or resumption occur only after the proprietor becomes aware that the application or counterclaim may be filed.

any cultivated parcel which is covered in respect of the same year by an application for aid for energy crops provided for in Title IV Chapter 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may be the subject of an application for arable crops area payment provided for in Title IV Chapter 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, or may be the subject of an application for crop specific payment for rice provided for in Title IV Chapter 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

(i) legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets, including: credit institutions, investment firms, other authorised or regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, collective investment schemes and their management companies, pension funds and their management companies, commodity dealers, as well as entities not so authorised or regulated whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities.

This definition of "service" would cover, for example: * on-line professional services (such as solicitors, estate agents, stockbrokers, insurance, health care, psychologists, travel agents) * interactive entertainment services (such as video on demand, on- line video-games, virtual visits to museums) * on-line information services (such as electronic libraries, meteorological services, financial information), virtual shopping malls * on-line electronic newspapers * on-line educational services. On the other hand, this definition woul ...[+++]d not cover (because they are either not offered at a distance, or not offered via electronic means, or not supplied on individual demand): * television broadcasting services (including near video on demand services) * radio broadcasting services * teletext * non-electronic direct marketing services (for example, mail order catalogues) * automatic bank tellers * electronic games such as found in amusement arcades * voice telephony services (including via GSM). 7 Readers wishing to receive copies of this document (COM(96)392 final of 30.8.96) should send their request by fax to DGXV on Brussels 295.77.12, see IP/96/695 of 24.7.96 The proposal's key aim is to ensure that the Single Market is not fragmented and that no new regulatory barriers appear.

- - - 1 - SERVICES FREE FROM AUTHORISATION REQUIREMENT Before After ------ ----- a) A few occasional services a) Almost all occasional services, namely : - closed door tours - services already free from - outward journey laden and return authorisation (see facing journey unladen column) - certain services - services carrying various groups of passengers on round trips - one-way services carrying groups of passengers between Member States - services organised for special occasions (conférences, etc.). b) - b) Shuttle services with accomodation (defined as at least 2 nights stay) ; these services may also stop at a maximum of 3 places en route passengers able to return on any subsequent service. Shuttle services with accomodation may carry a ...[+++] certain percentage of travel only passengers c) - c) Most special regular services (services carrying workers, school-children, military personnel + frontier urban transport), provided they are subject to a contract between organiser and carrier. d) Transport by non-profit making d) Transport by non-profit organisations subject to a variety of making organisations of national rules and provisions of their own members in their bilateral agreements own vehicules subject to certification - - - 2 - AUTHORISATION PROCEDURES Before After ------ ----- a) Applications for almost all services a) Applications for regular and to be examined except in light of shuttle services without effects on existing markets (all accomodation to be allowed transport modes) and taking account unless proposed service of whether operators already in market would threaten existing could organise such a service regular coach services or themselves comparable rail service or is aimed exclusively at the most lucrative existing services. b) Countries where passengers are b) Countries where passengers picked up or set down and transit are picked up or set down countries may oppose a request for may oppose a request for authorisation authorisation c) No time-limit ...