The Commission briefed the Council on the outcome of the negotiations between the social partners on a review of the 2003 working time directive, aimed at adapting the EU working time rules to the changes in the world of work.

(c)the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, including studies, cooperation activities, including international cooperation, seminars, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests, conformity evaluation work and measures to ensure that the periods for the development and the revision of European standards or European standardisation del ...[+++]iverables are shortened without prejudice to the founding principles, especially the principles of openness, quality, transparency and consensus among all stakeholders.

the performance of preliminary or ancillary work in connection with European standardisation, including studies, cooperation activities, including international cooperation, seminars, evaluations, comparative analyses, research work, laboratory work, inter-laboratory tests, conformity evaluation work and measures to ensure that the periods for the development and the revision of European standards or European standardisation delive ...[+++]rables are shortened without prejudice to the founding principles, especially the principles of openness, quality, transparency and consensus among all stakeholders.

(Return tabled) Question No. 424 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With regard to the current pandemic of new influenza A (H1N1) virus in Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, Metis) communities in Canada: (a) what were the containment measures taken to slow the spread of the virus within households, between households, and among communities; (b) what were the control measures taken in more remote areas to flatten the epidemiological peak; (c) what was the average length of time from symptoms to treatment for those Aboriginal peoples who required a stay in intensive care unit (ICU); (d) what percentage of hospitalizations, ICU cases, and deaths were among Aboriginal peoples, and how do these compare with the Canadian population at large; (e) what was the ...[+++]average length of time on a ventilator and the mean length of stay in an ICU for Aboriginal peoples; (f) what specific measures are being planned to reduce the time to treatment, hospitalizations, ICU, and deaths; (g) when will the results of the preliminary investigation in First Nations communities be available, specifically, (i) how many Aboriginal communities in Canada have a revised H1N1 pandemic influenza plan, (ii) how many have tested their plan, (iii) how many have necessary supplies in place; (h) what specific actions have been undertaken to address the fact that only two of 30 communities in northern Manitoba had a pandemic plan, and none had been tested; (i) where did the Minister of Health obtain the 90 percent figure she used in her August 28 response letter to Drs Bennett and Duncan; (j) what funding have Aboriginal communities requested, and what additional funds have been made available to Aboriginal communities for pandemic planning and response in 2009; (k) is there any encouragement to identify vulnerable people, such as pregnant women and those with underlying medical conditions, to take additional precautions, specifically, (i) how many communities lack necessary clean water for infection control measur ...

This requires an evaluation and possible revision of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work, which prescribes equal treatment between full-time and part-time workers as well as more targeted and effective actions in collective agreements.

Q-212 Mr. Bernier (Tobique Mactaquac) Can the Department of Human Resources Development provide for the constituency of Tobique-Mactaquac the following information for each of the past five years, regarding the application and appeal process for disability pensions under the Canada Pension Plan: (a) how many people made an initial application for a disability pension and how many of these applications were accepted/rejected; (b) following the initial application, how long did clients have to wait for a response; (c) how many clients requested a review and how many of these requests were approved/rejected; (d) in how many cases did the ...[+++] Department request a review and how many of its requests were approved/rejected; (e) following a request for a review, how long did clients have to wait for a response; (f) how many clients appealed to the review tribunal, and how many of these appeals were approved/rejected; (g) in how many cases did the Department appeal to the review tribunal and how many of its appeals were approved/rejected; (h) following appeals to the review tribunal, how long did clients have to wait for a response from the tribunal; (i) how many clients appealed to the Pension Appeals Board and how many of these appeals were approved/rejected; (j) in how many cases did the Department appeal to the Pension Appeals Board and how many of its appeals were approved/rejected; and (k) following an appeal to the Pension Appeals Board, how long did clients have to wait for a response from the Board?