Points out that, given that many of these stocks are managed in international waters, measures must be coordinated within the various RFOs so that the measures adopted take account of all fleets operating in these fisheries; considers that the EU should work to ensure the full and effective implementation of UN General Assembly Resolution 61/105 in relation to deep-sea and bottom fisheries on the high seas; believes all restrictions should apply to fishermen from all contracting parties, in order to prevent disadvantages from arising;

help to protect and to assist overall management of the rivers and seabed areas covered by the Natura 2000 network;

any financial holding company which is the parent financial holding company in a Member State of any investment firm in such a group holds at least as much capital, defined here as the sum of points (a) to (h) of Article 57 of Directive 2006/48/EC, as the sum of the full book value of any holdings, subordinated claims and instruments as referred to in Article 57 of that Directive in investment firms, financial institutions, asset management companies and ancillary services undertakings which would otherwise be consolidated, and the total amount of any contingent liability in favour of investment firms, financial institutions, asset management companie ...[+++]s and ancillary services undertakings which would otherwise be consolidated.

Although the deadlines it lays down for implementation of its legislative and statutory provisions run until 22 December 2003, some of its principles - particularly integral management by water basin - inspired in 2000 the treatment of projects to be part-financed by the Cohesion Fund.

Furthermore, the JRC will continue implementing the ambitious managerial improvement scheme it started with the introduction of Total Quality Management (TQM), strengthened project management procedures and project oriented budgeting.

These would include the general introduction of a two-stage application procedure on the basis of a brief project sketch, 100 % financing of the costs of transferring management to the coordinators of networks and integrated projects, separation of administrative and technical responsibility among integrated project coordinators and instead of avoiding setting up new bureaucratic structures, using existing regional and national structures for the management of support and the administration of funding;