Brussels, 19 th September 2003

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The EU's Council of Ministers responsible for competitiveness will meet in Brussels on Monday 22 nd September at 10am under the chairmanship of the Italian Minister for European Affairs, Rocco Buttiglione, and the Italian Minister for Education, Universities and Research, Letizia Moratti. The European Commission will be represented by Internal Market and Taxation Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, Justice and 51³Ô¹Ï Affairs Commissioner Antonio Vitorino, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen and Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin.

Topics are:

Internal Market Strategy (JT)

Community Patent (JT)

Action Plan on company law and corporate governance (JT)

The right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (PP)

Directive on Pedestrian Protection (PH)

Chemicals legislation results of the public consultation (PH)

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G10 Medicines European-based pharmaceutical industry (PH)

EU Action Plan to boost research efforts in Europe (FF)

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ESA-EU framework agreement (FF)

Stem cells (FF)

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (FF)

European Research Council (FF)

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DN: Date: 19/09/2003