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BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
A PROGRAMME to strengthen commercial aviation security on a global scale, primarily through a mandatory audit of national services, has been agreed by all 187 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) at a two day High-Level, Ministerial Conference held at its headquarters in Montreal, Canada.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s new proposals for a comprehensive policy on biotechnology wobble precariously on a political and economic tightrope. Launched in January this year with the aim of provoking serious discussion throughout 2002, this action plan faces the nutcracker pressure of a Europe about to expand rapidly to take on countries with agriculture in varying states, and an America that is striding ahead, gobbling up the world markets for genetically altered or developed crops.…

Keith Nuthall
THE ISRAELI bombing of Gaza International Airport during the ongoing hostilities involving the Palestinian Authority has been “strongly condemned” by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The military action destroyed both the runway and its air navigation facilities.…

Keith Nuthall
THE MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary has proposed a RM7billion (US$2bn) road network in Johor as part of long-term plans to turn the southern Malaysian state into a major international aviation and shipping hub to rival Singapore. The ambitious plan involves the construction of three dedicated roads to link Senai Airport, the two ports in the state – Tanjung Pelepas and Pasir Gudang -and the new customs, immigration and quarantine complex in Johor Baru.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE INDIAN government has announced that it intends to upgrade standards at the country’s international airports at Delhi, Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai) and Calcutta (Kolkata), raising them to a “world class” level by introducing private sector management and investment through long term leasing systems.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
IN an increasingly borderless world, the power of international intellectual property conventions is growing ever stronger and agriculture is being affected by this trend as much as mining and IT.

Take new crop varieties. In the EU, since 1995 Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) has been established.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
Council secretariat officials have told Lloyds List that the March 25th and 26th transport and telecommunications Council of Ministers will try to reach political agreement on the establishment of a single EU committee on safe seas and on the prevention of pollution by ships, which would replace a number of committees covering these policy areas.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Health Organisation has issued a new medical guide for international travelers, including advice on vaccinations and other preventative medicines, especially where diseases have spread to new areas, new diseases have appeared and drug resistance has developed in pathogens.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE ICAO security reforms were passed in an atmosphere of some optimism, with industry representatives present at the conference confident that passenger numbers next year will be equal or close to pre-September 11 numbers, with a growth rate of at least five per cent the following year.…

KEITH NUTHALL
A STRING of cases have been launched by the European Commission against Member States of the European Union to try and force them to comply with EU water legislation; under existing rules, failure to abide by the court’s rulings can see national governments being hit with huge daily recurring fines of up to Euro 100,000.…