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EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc.
FSA: A majority of people taking part in research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency were against European Union (EU) proposals to relax a ban on using processed animal protein (PAP) in livestock feed for chicken and pigs.
EU News: A 50% reduction in the deaths & injuries on Europe's roads, clear targets for reducing CO2 emissions and the inclusion of the costs of noise & pollution in the prices of all modes of transport: these are the key proposals in the draft report on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area presented to Parliament's Transport Committee recently. The report builds on the Commission white paper on EU transport policy from now to 2050 presented in March 2011.
EU News: The first measure to ensure that by 2015 your car can dial emergency services for you when you have a serious accident has been adopted by the European Commission. The Commission wants the life-saving eCall system to be fitted to all new models of cars & light vehicles from 2015.
eCall automatically dials Europe's single emergency number 112 in the event of a serious accident and communicates the vehicle's location to the emergency services. A Commission Recommendation adopted on 8th September, urges Member States to ensure that mobile phone network operators upgrade their infrastructure so that eCalls are efficiently passed on to emergency services.
