Summary of newsmakers of the previous day - 4.12. 2006

Selective proceedings of Lesy CR

Representatives of Lesy of the Czech Republic participated in a discussion of the Association of entrepreneurs in forest management. It concerned present selective proceedings announced for realization of growing and timber harvesting activities and wood supplies for year 2007. It is already not the first attack on tenders of Lesy CR from side of smaller groups of entrepreneurs. They now realize works in forests on base of contracts which were designated by the Office for Protection of Competition as illegal. Their signed common declaration is a summary of completely mistaken arguments and demagogies. We still strictly deny argument that it would be possible to manipulate with the commissions somehow. First of all the offered price will decide on a winner.

CMMJ welcome higher intensity of Police CR inspections in common hunts

The Bohemian and Moravian Hunting Union, which associates an overwhelming majority of huntsmen in the CR, evaluate very positively activity of the Police CR which check with increased intensity huntsmen in common hunts. Inspections performed before, during and after the hunting action has intensified since 2003. They are understood first of all as preventive measures leading to increase in huntsmen discipline. Thanks to repeating checks of technical state of weapons and all necessary documents, including a document on obligatory insurance presently finding of discrepancies is rather an exception.

Changes in regulations about transport of animals

On the January 5, 2007 a regulation of the Council (ES) No. 1/2005 on animal protection during transport and connected activities will come in force in all EU countries, i.e. in the Czech Republic. One of the changes resulting from this regulation is necessity to exchange a certificate of professional qualification of a transporter transporting animals and certificates of a person transporting animals issued on base of § 8k par. 3, the law No. 246/1992 Col., for protection of animals against ill-usage, for new certificates of qualifications for drivers and attendants according to art. 17, par. 2 of the above mentioned Council regulation.

Austrian opponents of Temelín blocked two South-Bohemian border crossings

Austrian opponents of South-Bohemian Nuclear power station Temelín blocked two South-Bohemian border crossings today afternoon. The border between Lower-Austrian Gmünd and České Velenice became closed only for one hour but the border crossing in Wullowitz/Dolní Dvořiště was barred by tractors for six hours. In this case it was dealt with the longest blockade of border in last six years. Roughly from 20:00 of the Central European Time the border was again rideable. Blockades which were allowed by Austrian authorities did without incidents. The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that is it going to protest against these actions in diplomatic way. On the contrary Upper-Austrian activists did not exclude that protests against Temelín in form of border blockades will continue till the end of calendar year, and even the will last longer.