In the case of natural gas there are generally two types of fuel, high calorific fuel (H-gas) and low calorific fuel (L-gas), but with a significant spread within both ranges; they differ significantly in Wobbe index.

As demonstrated by the "Scoreboard plus", which for the first time gives an assessment of implementation of EU legislation at national level, adoption of legislative proposals at EU level is extremely lengthy , and in certain areas, results barely reach the lowest common denominator and fail to meet some of the initial objectives.

The first annual meetings with the managing authorities were held in October. They enabled the Commission to use the implementation reports for 2000 and information available mainly through the Monitoring Committees to discuss with the managing authorities the aspects most relevant to implementation: application of the project selection criteria matrices appropriate to the priorities established at the level of the measures, improving the monitoring and inspection systems, the proposed arrangements for complying with the financing plans adopted and the monitoring of aid schemes.

2. The existing political dialogue between Cyprus and the EU on CFSP issues will be extended to include, in addition to the abovementioned meetings at the highest level and at Ministerial level, the following meetings and practices: (a) meetings of the political directors; (b) experts' meetings on issues such as human rights, disarmament, security, the OSCE, planning, terrorism, the UN, etc (c) Cyprus's alignment on the Union's declarations; (d) the association of Cyprus with the Union's démarches and with joint actions; (e) cooperation within international organizations and during international conferences; (f) the appointment of an associate Cypriot European correspondent; (g) reg ...[+++]ular talks between the EU and Cypriot diplomatic missions in third countries.

2. The political dialogue that already exists between Malta and the EU on CFSP matters should be expanded to include - in addition to meetings at the highest level and at ministerial level - meetings and practices as follows: (a) political directors, (b) experts on matters such as human rights, disarmament, security, OSCE, planning, terrorism, UN, etc., (c) alignment on declarations by the Union, (d) association with démarches by the Union and with joint actions, (e) cooperation in international organizations and at international conferences, (f) appointment of a Maltese associated European correspondent, (g) regular contacts between the ...[+++] EU and Malta's diplomatic missions in third countries.

Whereas in certain Member States serious difficulties have been encountered in applying, with regard to lead content, the general criteria of purity laid down in Annex III, Section A (1) (a), to the Directive of 23 October 1962 ; whereas Member States should therefore be allowed to authorise until 31 December 1966 the use in foodstuffs of colouring matters which do not correspond to those criteria;