The definition of the public service remit would, however, be in manifest error if it included activities that could not reasonably be considered to meet - in the wording of the Protocol - the "democratic, social and cultural needs of each society".

A broader aim should be to ensure that human resources are managed as effectively as possible in a European civil service characterised by competence, independence, loyalty, impartiality and permanence, as well as by cultural and linguistic diversity.

Health determinants can be categorised as personal behaviour and lifestyles, influences within communities which can sustain or damage health, living and working conditions and access to health services and general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions.

The participation of young people in voluntary service activities is a type of informal education leading to the acquisition of additional knowledge, whose quality should be largely based on appropriate preparatory measures, including those of a linguistic and cultural nature.

The importance of public service broadcasting for social, democratic and cultural life in the Union was also reaffirmed in the Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, Meeting within the Council of 25 January 1999 concerning public service broadcasting, (hereinafter referred to as "the Resolution").

However, in some justified cases, subject to the provisions of Article 90(2), cross-subsidisation can be regarded as lawful, for example for cultural mail (19), as long as it is applied in a non discriminatory manner, or for particular services to the socially, medically and economically disadvantaged.

Work will also address technologies for multilingual and multicultural access and communication that support timely and cost effective provisions of interactive information-rich services meeting the personal, professional and business requirements of all members of linguistically and culturally diverse communities.

A wider range of subjects will also be covered, including non-agricultural income of farms and families - particularly from activities that are complementary to agricultural activity and community services provided by farmers - and living conditions in rural regions, agriculture's contribution as a support to other economic and cultural activities etc.

Similarly, the public service remit might include certain services that are not "programmes" in the traditional sense, such as on-line information services, to the extent that while taking into account the development and diversification of activities in the digital age, they are addressing the same democratic, social and cultural needs of the society in question.

an action plan`, underlined the importance of a regulatory framework applying to the content of audiovisual services which would help to safeguard the free movement of such services in the Community and be responsive to the opportunities for growth in this sector opened up by new technologies, while at the same time taking into account the specific nature, in particular the cultural and sociological impact, of audiovisual programmes, whatever their mode of transmission;

This discussion has contributed to raising awareness in this field among public and private parties and may be an important basis for improving the conditions of the exploitation in Europe of content with a high added value in educational, cultural, social and professional terms and for the development of new multimedia goods and services, while safeguarding wide access to it.

As stated by the high-level group on audiovisual policy chaired then by Commissioner Oreja, public service broadcasting "has an important role to play in promoting cultural diversity in each country, in providing educational programming, in objectively informing public opinion, in guaranteeing pluralism and in supplying, democratically and free-of-charge, quality entertainment"(2).

Development of strategies which support the enhancement of profitability of local breeds in order to develop links between local breeds and their typical products, to identify and to promote the value of local breeds for their environmental services (e.g. landscape conservation, agro-ecosystems management) and for their contribution to the multifunctional character of agriculture (e.g. maintenance of rural cultural diversity, rural development and tourism, etc.).

Given these characteristics, which are peculiar to the broadcasting sector, a public service mandate encompassing "a wide range of programming in accordance with its remit", as stated by the Resolution, can in principle be considered as legitimate, as aiming at a balanced and varied programming, capable of preserving a certain level of audience for public broadcasters and, thus, of ensuring the accomplishment of the mandate, i.e. the fulfilment of the democratic, social and cultural needs of the society and the guaranteeing of pluralism.

Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services (CPC 963)

Libraries, Archives, Museums and other Cultural Services (CPC 963)

The Parties agree to cooperate on intellectual property matters in order to promote trade in goods and services, investment, technology transfer, dissemination of information, cultural and creative activities and related economic activities.

The exclusion of Community companies and nationals established in Bulgaria in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV from public aid granted by Bulgaria in the areas of public education services, health-related and social services and cultural services shall, for the duration of the transitional period referred to in Article 7, be deemed compatible with the provisions of Title IV and with the competition rules referred to in Title V.

The Contracting Parties, having regard to their cooperation within the Council of Europe, recalling the Declaration of 9 April 1984 from the Ministerial meeting in Luxembourg between the European Community and its Member States and the States of the European Free Trade Association, mindful that the establishment of the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons within the EEA will have a significant impact in the field of culture, declare their intention to strengthen and broaden cooperation in the area of cultural affairs, in order to contribute to a better understanding between the peoples of a multicultural Europe and to safeguard and further develop the national and regional heritage that enriches European culture by its diversity.