(f) the acceptance by the controller established on the territory of a Member State of liability for any breaches of the binding corporate rules by any member of the group of undertakings not established in the Union; the controller may only be exempted from this liability, in whole or in part, if he proves that that member is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage;

20. Underlines the importance of ensuring the independence of journalists, both from internal pressures from editors, publishers or owners and externally from political or economic lobbies or other interest groups, and stresses the importance of editorial charters or codes of conduct on editorial independence, since these prevent owners, governments or external stakeholders from interfering with news content; stresses the importance of exercising the right to freedom of speech without discrimination of any kind and on the basis of equality and equal treatment; highlights the fact that the right of access to public documents and informa ...[+++]tion is fundamental for journalists and citizens, and calls on the Member States to establish a solid and extensive legal framework with regard to freedom of governmental information and access to documents of public interest; appeals to the Member States to provide legal guarantees regarding the full protection of the confidentiality of sources principle, and calls for the strict application of European Court of Human Rights case-law in this area, including in relation to whistle-blowing;

It increases the maximum allowable pressure for aerosols not containing flammable gases in order to support the use of environmentally friendly propellants, while preserving consumer safety and it adjusts the filling levels of aerosol dispensers in order to better ensure consumer safety.

32. Calls for the inclusion in the joint strategy of a commitment to agree on international action to address the illicit trade in natural resources as a driver of conflict, including a definition of what constitutes a conflict resource; calls for the appointment of a group of experts to develop multilateral approaches to this issue;

In fact, we are very conscious of the importance of openness, of the consultation of parliament and the provincial governments, of industry and, obviously, of the interest and lobby groups, those which are called, wrongly I think, the civil society.

Humanitarian aid in Bosnia-Herzegovina The Council approved the priority measures to be taken under the joint action adopted on 8 November on support for the convoying of humanitarian aid in Bosnia-Herzegovina, i.e.: MECU (a) logistic reinforcements (47 lorries adapted to the terrain) for use by UNHCR and ECTF 4 (b) fuel (15 000 tonnes) for use by the UNHCR, to cover the purchase of fuel for operating convoys, electricity generators, water-pumps, etc. needed to provide people with vital goods and services 4 (c) delivery of approximately 250 electricity generators for use by the UNHCR to operate public centres, hospitals, bakeries, water-pumps, etc 4,15 (d) restoration of coal mines (emergency work) for use by the IMG (International M ...[+++]anagement Group) 2 (e) support for carrying out emergency minimum repairs for electricity, gas, water and shelters, for use by the IMG 10 --------- TOTAL 24,15 It also approved the arrangements for financing this amount from the Community budget.