3. It ensures the provision of necessary public information and participation in relation to spent fuel and radioactive waste management while having due regard to security and proprietary information issues.

3. The Authority shall also act in the field of activities of market participants in relation to issues not directly covered in the acts referred to in paragraph 2, including matters of corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting, provided that such actions by the Authority are necessary to ensure the effective and consistent application of those acts. The Authority shall also take appropriate action in the context of take-over bids, clearing and settlement and derivative issues.

3. The Authority shall also act in the field of activities of market participants in relation to issues not directly covered in the acts referred to in paragraph 2, including matters of corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting, provided that such actions by the Authority are necessary to ensure the effective and consistent application of those acts. The Authority shall also take appropriate action in the context of take-over bids, clearing and settlement and derivative issues.

B. whereas, irrespective of the type of company or the sector in which it operates, a number of questions related to companies' management are important in the general context of the deontology of business conduct, such as the duty of care, transparency, corporate social responsibility, risk management, the economic sustainability of financial investment decisions, board of directors or supervisory board practices or the exercise of shareholders' rights; whereas the recent financial crisis showed that those questions need to be considered in the light of preserving financial stability and continuously analysed in order to help find sol ...[+++]utions allowing companies to face current challenges and to help promote economic growth and higher employment within the EU,

The problems associated with genetic research raise questions linked to privacy, confidentiality of the data, and informed consent.

It should, however, be pointed out that the promotion of matters related to the ICC cannot be limited to the albeit very important matters of signing and ratifying the Statute, for, as it showed at the June meeting of the UN Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court, the European Union has restated its commitment to the integrity of the ICC Statute, and has consequently refused to amend the Statute in order to satisfy the demands of some third countries to withdraw the requirement to hand nationals of states that are not party to the Statute over to the ICC. This is clearly a position which will be upheld at future meet ...[+++]ings.