The existing differences in the protective measures of the previously mentioned Member States, such as different time limits for inoculations and serological examinations and different deadlines for anti-parasite examinations, make it more difficult and more costly to travel with pets in the EU.

1. Considers it regrettable that the mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (Sixth EAP) has been delayed by almost a year and deplores the fact that, on the whole, the European Union is not on schedule with the implementation of the measures planned in the Action Programme, contrary to what the Commission claims in its own mid-term review; recalls that, unlike its predecessor, the Sixth EAP was adopted under the codecision procedure, pursuant to Article 251 of the EC Treaty; calls for the EU to do everything in its power to attain the objectives agreed in the Sixth EAP, as failure to attain them would damag ...[+++]e the EU's credibility, inter alia in the eyes of members of the public who are concerned about the state of the environment;

At least three different examinations shall be carried out in the event of the first appearance of the disease.

* will take into account the results of the public consultation on the Green Paper in the reviews already foreseen for the different sectors, in particular: - the review of the scope of universal service in electronic communications by July 2005 - the review of the electronic communications package by July 2006 - the review of the postal services directive by the end of 2006 - the review of the internal market for electricity by 1 January 2006 - the review of the internal market for gas by 1 January 2006 - the review of the "Television without frontiers" directive at the beginning of 2005 - the assessment of the water sector by the end o ...[+++]f 2004.

* The change in timing of several (components of) procedures, notably the concentration of implementation review in Q4 with release of the various Implementation Reports in mid-January together with the Spring Report and the presentation of all (medium-term) policy orientations after the Spring European Council, would require similar adjustments in the work organisation of the Commission and its services, particularly during years ('t', t+3) when guidelines or action plans are subject to a fundamental review.

(9) Whereas it should be accepted that, for a limited period and after consulting the Commission, Member States may require persons who have never previously obtained a certificate of professional competence in a Member State, but who have passed an examination of professional competence in one Member State when they were normally resident in another Member State where they intend to take up the occupation of road transport operator for the first time, to sit an additional examination; whereas such additional examination must cover areas in which national aspects of the profession differ from those of the Member State where they passed ...[+++]the examination, in particular the specific national commercial, social, fiscal and technical aspects or aspects linked to the organisation of the market and to company law;