At the invitation of the British Minister for Agriculture, Dr Cunningham, a committee delegation made an on-the-spot visit from 28 to 30 September 1997 to learn about the implementation of BSErelated measures in the United Kingdom and the monitoring of them by the Commission.

The current Minister of Agriculture, Mr Cunningham, has given a personal undertaking to the temporary committee that he would appear before a committee of inquiry of the European Parliament if so requested in future, but rejected the idea that he was legally obliged to do so.

There was also an exchange of views with the British Minister for Agriculture, Dr Cunningham and, in his capacity as acting President of the Council of Agricultural Ministers, the Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, Mr Boden.

The following were present for the vote: Kouchner, chairman; Fassa, vice-chairman; AndréLeonard (for Nordmann), Antony, Baldi, Carlotti (for Pery), Correia (for Vecchi), Corrie, Cunningham, Günther, Hory Martens, McGowan, Paakkinen, Pons Grau, Schmid, Torres Couto and Telkämper.

Mr Cunningham deposited four documents with the Clerk of the Committee: Exhibit 5900 S2/S-13, 11 " 5" excerpts from Smoke and Mirrors, the Canadian Tobacco War, by Rob Cunningham (bilingual); Exhibit 5900 S2/S-13, 11 " 6" Environics Research Group data Results of Focus Canada Omnibus Questions (FC81); Exhibit 5900 S2/S-13, 11 " 7" Canadian Cancer Society News Release: Two-Thirds of Canadians Support the Tobacco Industry Responsibility Act, Bill S- 13; and Exhibit 5900 S2/S-13, 11 " 8" Quotations Relevant to Bill S-13 the Tobacco Industry Responsibility Act.

In Cunningham, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized that Cunningham had a legitimate expectation because of the law under which he was convicted.