(Return tabled) Question No. 217 Mr. Fin Donnelly: With respect to budget cuts at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO): (a) which specific directorates and programs are affected and what was the process followed to determine whether or not to make cuts to a specific directorate and program; (b) what, if any, DFO scientists were consulted regarding the considered cuts; (c) what scientists outside of DFO were consulted; (d) for each directorate and program specified in (a), what is the number of current full-time, part-time and contract scientific positions; (e) for each directorate and program specified in (a), what is the number of full-time, part-time and contract scientists who have been given “workforce ad ...[+++]justment” letters; (f) for each directorate and program specified in (a), what is the number of full-time, part-time and contract scientists who are going to be moved out of their current “job functions”; (g) what are all programs run by a single scientist who has been given a “workforce adjustment” letter, and, for each program identified, what, if any, steps have been taken to make sure that the program continues; (h) what process will be followed to place scientists in appropriate research areas; and (i) has the government taken steps to limit the effects of the cuts on scientists whose high level of specialization in a particular field may make finding an appropriate replacement position impossible?

The commitment also included a subordination of the claims of NG stemming from those loans, funded by NG on the basis of the comfort letter of 23 December 2009, which foresaw that NG's relevant claims against CST would rank in the last position of all creditors' claims against CST.

The Exchange of Letters of 2 April 1997 and 20 October 1998 modifying the Exchange of Letters mentioned under points (a) and (b) concerning the procedures for the settlement of reciprocal debts under the terms of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

This letter then referred to another, more general, letter of 15 January 2004 from the Minister of Finance to the subordinate Tax Directorate, instructing it not to agree to proposals for arrangements with creditors that would involve the tax authorities writing off tax receivables.

FRANCE-ITALY", the following parts (d) and (e) are added: "(d) Exchange of Letters of 2 April 1997 and 20 October 1998 modifying the Exchange of Letters mentioned under point (b) and (c) concerning the procedures for the settlement of reciprocal debts under the terms of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the implementing Regulation.

In the letter informing Germany of the initiation of the proceedings (letter D/1420 of 25 February 1997), Germany was called upon by the Commission to take forthwith the necessary steps to enter the BvS's claim on the list of creditors in the insolvency proceedings.