Our group is not in favour of there being any further bans on marketing or of the ban on cadmium being extended to, for example, tools without cables or medical equipment.

Born 1954; Bachelor of Laws (Universidad Complutense, Madrid); Abogado del Estado in Malaga; Abogado del Estado at the Legal Service of the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communication and, subsequently, at the Legal Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Abogado del Estado-Head of the State Legal Service dealing with the Court of Justice of the European Communities and Deputy Director-General of the Community and International Legal Assistance Department (Ministry of Justice); Member of the Commission r ...[+++]eflection group on the future of the Community judicial system; Head of the Spanish delegation in the "Friends of the Presidency" Group with regard to the reform of the Community judicial system in the Treaty of Nice and of the Council ad hoc working party on the Court of Justice; Professor of Community law at the Diplomatic School. Co-director of the journal "Noticias de la Unión Europea"; Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities since 7 October 2003.

Portable generators, pumps, welders and air compressors;

In anticipation, on 10 March 2003 DG TREN convened the ad hoc group of Member States' insurance experts set up after 11 September.

Let it be clear that no one in our Group disputes the many useful applications that phthalates have, such as cable casings, and also uses in medical equipment. The snag is that phthalates are also used to soften children’s toys, many of which end up in their mouths, even if they are not intended for that purpose.

Renewable energy programmes Programmes regarding Combined Heat and Power, energy efficiency improvements in the transformation sector and fuel switching to less GHG emitting sources Energy efficiency standards and/or improvements for household appliances, home entertaining equipment, office equipment, lighting products, space heating equipment and air compressors Energy efficiency in buildings Fuel efficiency improvement and CO emission reduction from passenger and freight vehicles Energy efficiency improvements and GHG emission reductions in heavy industry (iron/steel, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals, pulp and ...[+++]paper) and large combustion plants Limitation of emissions of HFC's, PFC's and SF6 Reduction of CH emissions N O reductions in the chemical industry Progressive reduction/removal of fossil fuel and other subsidies, tax schemes and regulations which counteract an efficient use of energy Increase of minimum tax levels as a way to reduce GHG emissions and improve energy efficiency Modal switch in transportation The Ad Hoc Group is requested to present to the next Council an overview of the progress concerning these common and coordinated policies and measures and their likely contribution to greenhouse gas reductions for the Community as a whole and the individual Member States.