Content of the Annex to the Directive: In order to avoid any loss of contents in the event of damage to the external fittings (pipes, lateral shut-off devices), the internal stop valve and its seating must be protected against the danger of being wrenched off by external stresses or be so designed as to resist such stresses.

(c) Where there are exceptional circumstances affecting the employees' interests to a considerable extent, particularly in the event of relocations, transfers, the closure of establishments or undertakings or collective redundancies, the representative body shall have the right to be informed.

148. Understands that the closure of units of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, in line with the commitments made under the Memorandum of Understanding of November 1999, is well advanced, with units 1 and 2 due to close by the end of 2002; is aware of the strength of feeling in Bulgaria, and of expert opinion, in favour of prolonging the life of units 3 and 4, especially given the investment in enhanced safety measures and the impact closure would have on local employment, foreign currency earnings and overall energy capacity; accordingly, calls upon the European Commission and Bulgaria to come to a final agreement on the future of these units, wit ...[+++]h an open-minded approach, taking account of the observations and recommendations of the imminent IAEA inspections, while attaching overwhelming importance to genuine safety considerations; recognises the need for increased assistance for modernisation of units 5 and 6; in any case, calls upon Bulgaria to establish a fully independent and properly resourced regulatory body for the nuclear sector and to detail what steps it will take to replace any lost capacity;

1. Condemns the human rights violations in Eritrea, in particular the crack-down on students in August 2001, as well as the arrest of the 11 dissidents and the shutting down of the independent press in September 2001;

(c) Where there are exceptional circumstances affecting the employees' interests to a considerable extent, particularly in the event of relocations, transfers, the closure of establishments or undertakings or collective redundancies, the representative body shall have the right to be informed.

Cordant Technologies Inc. operates in three segments: Cordant's Thiokol subsidiary supplies high technology solid rocket motors for space, defence and commercial launch applications; Cordant's Huck subsidiary supplies precision fastening systems for aerospace and industrial applications; and Cordant's Howmet subsidiary supplies investment cast turbine engine components for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine power generation markets and investment casting for commercial aerospace and defence electronics industries.