1. Subject to the return policy of the Union, and in particular Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (20), and without entering into the merits of return decisions, the Agency shall provide the necessary assistance, and at the request of the participating Member States ensure the coordination or the organisation of joint return operations of Member States, including through the chartering of aircraft for the purpose of such operations.

Not later than six months from the date of adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the possible introduction of a specific harmonised mandatory labelling regime at Community level for chicken meat, meat products and preparations based on compliance with animal welfare standards, including clear information concerning production standards and the origin of the product .

Not later than six months from the date of adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the possible introduction of a specific harmonised mandatory labelling regime at Community level for chicken meat, meat products and preparations based on compliance with animal welfare standards, including clear information concerning production standards and the origin of the product .

3.6.1. The Committee believes that the chosen route provides strong support to the IASB in their efforts to get SEC agreement to accept IAS based accounts without a reconciliation to US GAAP, although it accepts that this is unlikely to be achieved by 2005.

8. Points out that as part of its role of supporting Parliament in scrutinising implementation of the budget at the Committee of the Regions, the Court of Auditors carried out an investigation to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of the measures taken by the Committee of the Regions to ensure that the irregularities identified in the 1996 annual report did not recur; notes that following the investigation, which took place in September 1999, the Court of Auditors found that it was not yet able to confirm the effectiveness of the measures introduced on 1 April 1999; insists that the latest set of rules, which entered into for ...[+++]ce on 1 April 2000, aimed at bolstering controls relating to the refunding of travel expenses and daily subsistence and travel allowances, must be fully in line with the Court of Auditors" observations; requests that the latter include the assessment of the efficiency of the new rules in the follow-up to its 1996 Annual Report;

The Committee has serious doubts about the soundness of these limits, particularly as regards initial capital: an amount of ECU (euro) half a million is certainly not enough to begin a proper activity, however limited its scope.