Traduction de «bois de printemps » (Français → Anglais) :

Did the Commission receive by the deadline of 30 September 2005 the report by Malta justifying a derogation from the prohibition laid down in Article 7 of the ‘Birds’ Directive (79/409/EEC) , which if granted would allow the turtle dove and the quail to be hunted in the Member State in the spring, during these species’ migratory and nesting seasons?

Did the Commission receive by the deadline of 30 September 2005 the report by Malta justifying a derogation from the prohibition laid down in Article 7 of the ‘Birds’ Directive (79/409/EEC), which if granted would allow the turtle dove and the quail to be hunted in the Member State in the spring, during these species’ migratory and nesting seasons?

The European Commission has authorised the acquisition of Pinault-Bois Matériaux SA, a subsidiary of the Pinault-Printemps-Redoute group, by the British group Wolseley Plc.

Finnish rules do not respect these requirements. In particular, the Commission considers that the prohibition period in Finland for the hunting of certain common birds, which was recently extended to cover the period from 10 April to 31 July, is still not extensive enough to fully cover the entire spring migration and breeding season of these species. In addition, the Commission considers that Finland is not justified in relying on derogations to allow the hunting of certain waterfowl species during spring in certain municipalities on the southern coast of Finland and on the Aland Islands (for example, Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca and Woodcock Scolopax rusticola). This is mainly ...[+++] because there are alternative solutions to spring hunting and because the hunting is not restricted to small amounts.

Like my colleague for Burnaby—Douglas, I too hope that people will once again realize the true stripes of the Reform Party and will act accordingly when they vote in the election of this fall or next spring.