This report could provide the basis for drawing up a programme for further economic, legal, political, educational, informative and institutional actions.

An interdepartmental working party is working on this and at the moment is carrying out an assessment and drawing up a programme for the future.

Article 1 stated, "The Commission shall be responsible for drawing up a programme for the development of computerization of veterinary importation procedures (Shift project)."

While all members unanimously agreed the body should not be wound up, a small team has been given the task of drawing up a programme of action which will satisfy the Lib Dems' requirements.

I also agree that the Commission should have acted more swiftly, not only by ensuring that its legislative machinery and the various directives in force were implemented, but also by drawing up a programme of action for a crisis situation such as this.

This time limit, which indeed is identical to the one we granted for INTERREG and for the Objective 2 DOCUPs, should normally be adequate, I feel, for drawing up a programme, which does not mean that the projects cannot be defined at a later stage.

The European Commission should not only promote the social economy, but should also undertake real action to develop a legal framework, within which entities such as cooperatives, mutual societies, associations and foundations may operate, as well as drawing up a programme offering financial support, advice and training to existing enterprises and to those that are yet to be established.