natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
6) og opfordrede ber ( til at øge kvinders repræsentation i beslutningsprocessen i den offentlige og private sektor.
Under the terms ofthe same declaration, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are also to ensure the intro-
Inden for tjenesteydelser er der gjort store fremskridt i gennemførelsen af handlingsplanen for finansielle tjenesteydelser, og Kommissionen har i en grønbog sla˚et til lyd for en udførlig gennemgang af sin politik inden for forsyningspligtydelser.
To achieve this, the directive lays down that all taxation in this regard in the Member States in which the payments originate is to be eliminated.
Pa˚ skatte- og afgiftsomra˚det har Ra˚det nu efter flere a˚rs drøftelser vedtaget lovpakken og har der med banet vejen for en mere effektiv bekæmpelse af skadelig skattekonkurrence og en begrænsning af de skævvridninger, der er pa˚ det indre marked, særlig inden for beskatning af opsparing.
For budgetary reasons, Greece, Spain and Portugal may apply transitional measuresin introducing the new system. On 30 December the Commission proposed that provisionsto limit the risk of fraud by avoiding double exemptions be added to Directive 2003/49/EC(Table II).
Pa˚ selskabsomra˚det har Kommissionen forelagt en handlingsplan for modernisering af selskabsretten, og Ra˚det har vedtaget en forordning om det europæiske andelsselskab, som efter tolv a˚rs drøftelser nu supplerer forskrifterne for det europæiske selskab fra 2001.
208.Mergers’ system and ‘parent-subsidiary’ system. On 17 October, the Commissionput forward a proposal aimed at updating, clarifying and broadening the scope of the directive concerning the deferral of taxation in the event of mergers, divisions and transfers ofassets and exchanges of shares (1).
For sa˚ vidt anga˚r regnskabsreglerne, er der ogsa˚ gjort store fremskridt, bl.a. hen imod en bedre integration af de internationale regnskabsstandarder.
The proposal provides in particular for certain tax provisions applicable to European companies.
Endelig er der ogsa˚ gjort afgørende fremskridt inden for forenklingen af forskrifterne om offentlige kontrakter.
On 29 July the Commission proposed that Council Directive 90/435/EEC, known as the parent-subsidiary directive, be amended to eliminate the obstacles to the proper functioning of the internal market found in the systems oftaxation which apply to parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States(Table II).
97 strategien for det indre marked (R nr. 183).
97 efficient cooperation between the administrations in question.
Det Europæiske Ra˚d den 16. og 17. okto-
211.Excise duties.
1) opfordrede Kommissionen til at fremlægge de nye forslag, som er nødvendige ber ( for at kunne fuldføre det indre marked og udnytte dets fulde potentiale og for at kunne fremme iværksættera˚nden og skabe et egentligt indre marked for tjenesteydelser.
On 5 December the Council amended Directives 92/79/EEC and 92/80/EEC so as toauthorise France to extend the application of lower rates of excise duty to tobacco productsreleased for consumption in Corsica (Table II).
I en meddelelse af 7. maj (2) forelagde Kommissionen ti prioriterede aktioner, som EU bør iværksætte de næste tre a˚r for at fa˚ størst mulig gavn af det indre marked inden for konkurrenceevne, vækst og beskæftigelse og løfte de udfordringer, der ligger i udvidelsen, befolkningens aldring og det ma˚l, EU har sat sig, dvs. at blive den mest konkurrencedygtige økonomi i verden inden 2010.
On 10 June, in the interests of simplification andmodernisation, the Commission proposed that Directive 77/388/EEC (the sixth VATdirective) be amended in two ways (Table II): to eliminate the existing possibility of tacitapproval by the Council of a derogation, and to grant the Council executive powersenabling it to adopt, on the basis of a Commission proposal, measures guaranteeing theapplication of the common rules on VAT.
Den 16. juli tilsluttede Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg sig ganske vist disse tanker, herunder integrationen af tjenestemarkederne, men det understregede, at der ogsa˚ ma˚ lægges særlig vægt pa˚ jobskabelse og forbrugerpolitik-
On 23 July the Commission proposed anotheramendment to the sixth VAT directive, concerning the various reduced rates which the Member States may apply (Table II).
Regionsudvalget den 12. februar (5) afgivet en initiativudtalelse om strategien for det indre marked 2003-2006.
5 a review (
Statistiske oplysninger.
213.Travel services.
Kommissionen har fortsat pa˚set overholdelsen af EF-traktatens artikel 28, 29 og 30, hvorefter kvantitative indførsels- og udførselsrestriktioner mellem medlemsstaterne sa˚vel som alle foranstaltninger med tilsvarende virkninger forbudt.
On 21 February the Commission proposed that Regulation218/92/EEC on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation be amended, soas to simplify certain aspects of the special margin scheme for travel agents (Table I).
Den 28. oktober (8) offentliggjorde Kommissionen en fortolkningsmeddelelse for at klargøre princippet om gensidig anerkendelse med henblik pa˚ at forbedre anvendelsen heraf. I meddelelsen forklares bl.a. medlemsstater-
With a view to eliminating distortions to competition in the sectorof postal services, which are more and more frequently provided by private enterprise, on
Den 30. december (1) vedtog Kommissionen en meddelelse, som ajourførte en meddelelse fra 1982 (2), om tendenserne i EF-Domstolens retspraksis vedrørende de nationale foranstaltninger for parallelimport fra en medlemsstat til en anden af farmeceutiske specialiteter, for hvilke der allerede er udstedt en markedsføringstilladelse i bestemmelsesmedlemsstaten.
5 May the Commission proposed that the services be taxed at a standard rate, while minimising the impact of this change on the prices paid by end consumers for letters and smallpackages and authorising the Member States to charge a lower rate for certain services(Table II).
Det tekniske omra˚de
215.Labour-intensive services.
Det veterinær- og plantesundhedsmæssige omra˚de
Legislative work alsocontinued in this area (→ point 212).
Oplysninger om det veterinær- og plantesundhedsmæssige omra˚de behandles i afsnit 7 (»Sundhed og forbrugerbeskyttelse«) i kapitel V (R nr. 722 ff.).
With Directive 2003/92/EC of 7 October 2003, the Council amended Directive 77/388/EEC with regard to the rules on taxation concerningthe place of supply of gas transported by pipeline and of electricity (Table II).
Særordninger
217.Energy products.
Det opfordrede desuden medlemsstaterne og ansøgerlandene til at vedtage foranstaltninger med det forma˚l at indføre mekanismer, som fremmer tilbagelevering af sa˚danne formuegoder.
In a resolution of 6 November (3) on the communication on the taxation of passenger cars in the European Union (4), the European Parliament pleaded in favour of a rapid restructuring of the relevant taxes and asked the Commissionto take the legislative initiatives required to achieve this.
Fri bevægelighed for personer (1
Company law and corporate governance (1
Ret til fri bevægelighed og opholdsret
220.General approach.
Oplysninger om personers ret til fri bevægelighed og opholdsret behandles i afsnit 1 (»Et omra˚de med frihed, sikkerhed og retfærdighed«) og 2 (»Unionsborgerskab«) i kapitel V (R nr. 501-512 og 546).
The purpose of this initiative, which ispart of the action plan for financial services (→ point 193) and was mooted in the abovementioned Commission communication of 21 May, is to facilitate crossborder mergers ofcompanies with share capital without any hindrance from the national laws governingthem.
Arbejdskraftens frie bevægelighed
221.European cooperative society.
Yderligere oplysninger om arbejdskraftens frie bevægelighed behandles i afsnit 3 (»Beskæftigelse og socialpolitik«) i dette kapitel (R nr. 163).
This instrument is based on that adopted for Europeancompanies in 2001 (5), with the necessary changes due to the specific characteristics ofcooperative societies.
Fri udveksling af tjenesteydelser (4
On the same day, the Council adopted Directive 2003/72/EC supplementing this statute with regard to workerinvolvement (Table II).
Det Europæiske Ra˚d i Bruxelles den 20. og 21. marts (5) opfordrede til, at Kommissionen færdiggør arbejdet med sin tjenesteydelsesstrategi fra 2000 (6), og noterede sig, at Kommissionen agter at forelægge forslag til en række foranstaltninger, som sigter mod at fjerne hindringer for grænseoverskridende udveksling af tjenesteydelser.
On 15 July the European Parliament and the Counciladopted Directive 2003/58/EC amending Directive 68/151/EEC as regards disclosurerequirements for certain types of companies in order to speed up public access to information on those companies and to simplify the formalities required of them (Table I).
Oplysninger om Verdenshandelsorganisationens arbejde vedrørende handel med tjenesteydelser behandles i afsnit 3 (»Den fælles handelspolitik«) i kapitel VI (R nr. 781).
Theamendments concern the use of electronic formats and linguistic diversification on avoluntary basis.
(6) KOM(2000) 888 og den almindelige beretning 2000, nr. 156.
5-2003, point 1.3.40.Bull.
101 offentligheden eller optages til handel (tab. I): Forma˚let med den nye ordninger at indføre et »fælles emittentpas« og at harmonisere kravene ved udarbejdelse, godkendelse og udsendelse af det prospekt, der skal offentliggøres, for at sikre investorbeskyttelse.
101 the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), due to both thecost of the procedure and the level of protection for investors already provided by Community legislation.
Den 26. marts forelagde Kommissionen et forslagt til ændring af direktiv 2001/34/EF vedrørende betingelserne for værdipapirers optagelse til officiel notering pa˚ en fondsbørs samt oplysninger, der skal offentliggøres om disse værdipapirer, for at sikre en bedre harmonisering af gennemsigtighedskravene (tab. I). Den
226.System of protection. On 30 January the Commission proposed that a directive bedrawn up to achieve two objectives: firstly to harmonise the means of enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Member States, largely through effective and proportionatepenalties to act as a deterrent, and secondly to establish a general framework for cooperation towards this end between the competent authorities (Table I).
I en beslutning af 2. september (4) understregede Europa Parlamentet, at der er behov for en revision af de nuværende egenkapitalbestemmelser (5). Det hilste bl.a. velkomment, at den nye internationale Basel II-aftale indeholder grundlæggende principper for at sikre det internationale finanssystems stabilitet og beskytte kundernes indesta˚ender i bankerne.
) the Council reached agreement on a common political approach along two main lines: the main principles and features of the jurisdictional system for the Community patent, including the creation of a unitary court for the Community patent, and the language regime and the costs of such a patent, together withthe role of the national patent offices and the European Patent Office.
Det støttede desuden bestemmelser, som søger at tilskynde til den bedste praksis, og gik ind for en bedre beskyttelse af de sma˚ europæiske pengeinstitutter.
On 23 December the Commission presented two proposals for legislation: a proposal for a Council decisiongiving the Court of Justice the power to rule on disputes regarding the Community patent(Table II), and a proposal for a Council decision establishing the Community Patent Courtand concerning appeals before the Court of First Instance (Table II).
I en meddelelse af 2. december (6) forelagde Kommissionen de vejledende principper for et kommende forslag til et nyt lovgrundlag og sit forslag til det retlige instruments form med henblik pa˚ at oprette et fælles omra˚de for detailbetalinger, som — pa˚ trods af, at euroen er indført — stadig ikke findes.
On 27 October, following seven years of negotiations,the Council adopted a decision approving the accession of the Community to the 1989Madrid Protocol on international trademarks and a regulation linking this internationalsystem with the Community trademark (Table II).
Den forelagde samtidig en række specifikke spørgsma˚l, der skal stilles leverandørerne og brugerne af betalinger.
The link will provide companies aroundthe world with the possibility of protecting their trademarks in the European Union andelsewhere using a single procedure, thus reducing the costs of international protection andsimplifying the administration of this protection.
Forsyningspligtydelser. Pa˚ samlingen i Bruxelles den 20. og 21. marts (1) opfordrede Det Europæiske Ra˚d Ra˚det til at træffe de nødvendige proceduremæssige afgørelser om det fremtidige arbejde for at sikre udbuddet og finansieringen heraf og garantere, at bestemmelserne om offentlige tjenester er forenelige med EU’s regler om statsstøtte og konkurrence.
229.Computer-implemented inventions (1).
Forma˚let var at skabe en debat om, hvilken overordnet rolle EU skal have ved fastlæggelsen af de almene hensyn i forbindelse med disse tjenesteydelser, og hvordan hensynene skal organiseres, finansieres og evalueres.
In a resolution of 15 May (2) the European Parliament called on the Commission to take action to achieve the adoption of an effective World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Treaty in favour of audiovisualperformers, and to inform it of developments in the protection of audiovisual performerssince the WIPO Diplomatic Conference held in December 2000.
Der blev bl.a. set pa˚, om der pa˚ EU-plan bør indføres generelle retlige rammer for forsyningspligtydelser som foresla˚et af Det Europæiske Ra˚d i Barcelona (3).
It felt that the lack of suchprotection in many countries had a detrimental effect on the international dissemination of European works.
Regionsudvalget og Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg afgav udtalelse om grønbogen hhv. den 19. november (4) og
The Commission, agreeing with Parliament and the Member States aboutthe need for such a treaty, attended the meeting organised by WIPO on 6 and 7 June andits General Assembly on 24 September which addressed this matter.
Informationssamfundstjenester.
231.Application of legislation.
Den 21. november (6) forelagde Kommissionen sin første rapport om gennemførelsen og anvendelsen af direktiv 2000/31/EF om elek- tronisk handel (7) og om dets indvirkning pa˚ det indre marked.
On 15 May the Commission presented its first report (4)on the implementation of Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (5).
Kommissionen konkluderede, at resultaterne samlet set er tilfredsstillende, og foreslog en handlingsplan for at sikre opfølgning af direktivet.
It repeated its reservations regarding such measures in a resolution of 9 October (7), in which it also put forward new recommendations for the Commission.
Yderligere oplysninger om informationssamfundstjenester behandles i afsnit 7 (»Erhvervspolitik«) i dette kapitel (R nr. 293).
On 15 May Ireland notified the Commission of its new Data Protection Act, which was promulgated on 10 April and entered into forceon 1 July.
(7) EFT L 178 af 17.7.2000 og den almindelige beretning 2000, nr. 165. (8) Bull. 12-2003, punkt 1.3.40.
3-2003, point 1.3.50.¥7∂Bull.
Skatte- og afgiftsspørgsma˚l (5
232.Simplification of legislation.
Pa˚ samlingen i Bruxelles (7) og Thessaloniki (8) sa˚ Det Europæiske Ra˚d med tilfredshed pa˚ de fremskridt, der er gjort under disse to etaper.
The European Parliament and the Council came to an agreement on a joint draft in the Conciliation Committee on 2 December.
Da Belgien, Luxembourg og Østrig af strukturelle a˚rsager ikke kunne indføre automatisk udveksling af informationer samtidig med de øvrige medlemsstater, kan disse lande i en overgangsperiode opkræve kildeskat i stedet for at foretage informationsudveksling.
As regards the monitoring of State aid,the Commission embarked on an in-depth review of the way in which the rules are appliedin practice, in order to refocus its key role on those aid measures that are most liable todistort competition.
For at undga˚ forskelsbehandling skal disse medlemsstater desuden ikke indføre automatisk udveksling, før Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino og Schweiz har garanteret effektiv udveksling af oplysninger om rentebetalinger pa˚ anmodning.
In addition to acting in other antitrust cases, the Commission adopteda number of landmark decisions dealing with the problems raised by the behaviour ofcertain enterprises enjoying a dominant position.
Ved vedtagelsen af det nye direktiv erklærede medlemsstaterne, at de vil bista˚ Kommissionen med at sikre, at der indga˚s passende aftaler med de berørte fem tredjelande om foranstaltninger, der svarer til direktivet, i tilstrækkelig god tid til, at direktivet kan anvendes fra den 1. januar 2005 (4).
It likewise defended, in several decisions, the importance of consistent and impartial vetting of State aid at European level.For its part, the Brussels European Council of 20 and 21 March took note of the significant results obtained in modernising competition policy (2).
De erklærede samtidig, at Det Forenede Kongerige og Nederlandene ligeledes inden for samme frist bør sikre, at der indføres samme foranstaltninger som i direktivet for de relevante afhængige eller associerede territorier (Kanaløerne, Isle of Man og de berørte territorier i Caribien).
On 25 April, the Commissionadopted the XXXIInd Report on Competition Policy (3), which takes stock of its activity in the field in 2002. The previous report (4) was the subject of an opinion adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee on 22 January (5).
Fusioner og moder-/datterselskaber.
235.Modernisation of legislation.
Den 17. oktober forelagde Kommissionen et forslag med sigte pa˚ at ajourføre, klargøre og udvide anvendelsesomra˚det for direktivet om udskydelse af beskatning i tilfælde af fusion, spaltning, tilførsel af aktiver og
In September, the Commission adopted the drafttexts (7) that go to make up its package aimed at completing its overhaul of the application of the Community competition rules, as provided for by Council Regulation (EC)No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 reforming the application of Articles 81 and 82 of the ECTreaty (8).
Den 16. juni vedtog Europa-Parlamentet og Ra˚det beslutning nr. 1152/2003/EF, som af hensyn til svigbekæmpelse og forenkling skal sikre en edbmæssig registrering af de dokumenter, der ledsager punktafgiftspligtige varer (alkoholholdige drikke, tobaksvarer og mineralolie), na˚r de i EU omsættes mellem erhvervsdrivende under en ordning med suspension af punktafgifter (tab. I).
236.Revision of the block exemption regulation for technology transfer. In October the Commission published draft rules and guidelines on technology transfer licensingagreements (1), given the growing importance of technology licensing, for example through patent, know-how and software copyright licensing agreements, in ensuring thatinnovations are widely disseminated.
Den 5. december ændrede Ra˚det direktiv 92/79/EØF og 92/80/EØF for at bemyndige Frankrig til at forlænge gyldighedsperioden til den 31. december 2009 for anvendelsen af en nedsat punktafgift pa˚ tobaksvarer, der overga˚r til forbrug pa˚ Korsika (tab. II).
237.Air transport. Following the Council’s adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Commission proposed on 24 February that Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 be repealed and Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 be amended; both concern the competition rules whichapply to the air transport sector (Table II).
(6) Beslutning nr. 888/98/EF (EFT L 126 af 28.4.1998 og den almindelige beretning 1998, nr. 186).
1/2-2003, point 1.3.100.OJ L398, 31.12.1992; Twenty-sixth General Report, point 198.Bull. 4-2003, point 1.3.23.
II): dels ved at ophæve Ra˚dets mulighed for stiltiende at godkende en undtagelse, dels ved at give Ra˚det gennemførelsesbeføjelser, sa˚ det pa˚ basis af et forslag fra Kommissionen kan vedtage foranstaltninger, der sikrer en mere ensartet anvendelse af de fælles momsregler.
It confirmed that sharing sites does not in itself give rise to competition concerns and that national roaming between licensed network operators can benefit consumers.
Den 23. juli foreslog Kommissionen endnu en ændring af det sjette momsdirektiv, for sa˚ vidt anga˚r de forskellige nedsatte satser, medlemsstaterne kan anvende (tab. II).
The use of roaming by the customers of O2 Germany, the smallestoperator in Germany, on the network of T-Mobile may also be exempted as regards urban areas, but for a shorter period.
Den 20. oktober forelagde den en statusrapport (3) om det strategiske program, den indførte i 2000 med henblik pa˚ at forbedre momssystemet (4).
241.UEFA. By decision of 23 July the Commission exempted the joint selling arrangements of UEFA for the media rights to the Champions League (2).
Kommissionen meddelte specielt, at den har til hensigt at fremme systemet med one-stop-shops (enkelt henvendelsessted), som gør det muligt for en erhvervsdrivende at opfylde alle sine forpligtelser for alle sine aktiviteter i hele EU i den medlemsstat, hvor den er etableret.
The Commission considered that the decision taken by the football clubs and UEFA concerning the newjoint selling rules improved the production and distribution of the UEFA Champions League within the meaning of Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty and Article 53(3) of the EEAAgreement by procuring an advantage for media operators, football clubs and viewers,since it resulted in the creation of a single selling point for the acquisition of a batch ofrights involving the League as a whole and bearing a quality label.
Den 23. december forelagde den et forslag til en ny ændring for at forenklede regler, der gælder for beskatningsstedet for de leverede tjenesteydelser (tab. II).
The new centralisedselling rules also improved the development of the new media.
(4) KOM(2003) 348 og den almindelige beretning 2000, nr. 171.
10-2003, point 1.3.46.
DET INDRE MARKED
COMPETITION POLICY
Pa˚ grundlag af forsøget in i medlemsstater konkluderede den, at det ikke er muligt med sikkerhed at pa˚vise en positiv virkning af en sa˚dan lempelse pa˚ beskæftigelsen og pa˚ bekæmpelsen af undergrundsøkonomi.
By decision of 23 October under Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty, the Commission granted 17 European postal operators a further exemption for their system ofmutual remuneration for the delivery of crossborder mail in the country of destination
Det lovgivningsmæssige arbejde er blevet videreført pa˚ dette omra˚de (R nr. 212).
(‘REIMS II agreement’) (1). The agreement had already been exempted by the Commission in 1999 (2).
Levering af gas og el. Ved direktiv 2003/92/EF af 7. oktober ændrede Ra˚det direktiv 77/388/EØF, for sa˚ vidt anga˚r skattereglerne for leveringsstedet for elektricitet og gas via rørledninger (tab. II).
On 29 December the Commission adopted anexemption and partial negative clearance decision under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement in respect of a number of agreements concerning thedistribution of premium pay-TV channels and pay-per-view channels and cooperationbetween Canal+ Nordic, the leading supplier of premium pay-TV channels, and Telenor/Canal Digital, the leading satellite TV distribution platform in the Nordiccountries (3).
Efter den nye ordning, som er bedre tilpasset til det liberaliserede marked og den gældende internationalisering pa˚ omra˚det, beskattes leveringer til erhvervsdrivende der, hvor vedkommende er etableret, mens leveringer til slutbrugeren beskattes der, hvor kunden forbruger varen, dvs. generelt der, hvor kundens ma˚ler befinder sig.
In deciding to exempt these agreements for the period between 21 June 2002and 21 June 2007, the Commission took account of the efficiency gains and benefits toconsumers resulting from the restrictive clauses.