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Join the debate on new European legislation to increase foreign registered vehicle compliance with national parking and driving laws

Still Time to Book Places at Eurosparks London Seminar

Legal experts behind recommendations to change European legislation are explaining their findings in London on Monday, 3 December.

They believe new legislation is needed to improve compliance with traffic laws, but want to hear views from the private sector and government before making final recommendations to the European Commission in early 2008.

On 3 December, seminar delegates will discuss the legal experts' key findings and debate their interim recommendations:
•    A new directive under the Common Transport Policy provisions within the EC Treaty
•    Extending Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA, known as COPEN24, to cover decriminalised civil offences
•    Member states forming bilateral or multilateral treaties covering mutual enforcement.

The seminar is open to government representatives, local authorities and transport organisations, legal practitioners within European institutions, national and regional governments, and private practice and academic lawyers with an interest in cross-border judicial co-operation.

Co-chairing the seminar are Liam O’Daly, Office of the Attorney General, Dublin and John Kettle, Mason Hayes+Curran, Dublin. Speakers include:
•    Nick Lester, London Councils
•    Prof Patrick Birkinshaw, Institute of European Public Law
•    David Young, Eversheds
•    Michael Dreelan, Irish Department of Transport
•    Bill Blakemore, SPARKS Programme & Eurosparks Project

The seminar is being held in The Pick & Holden Rooms, TfL HQ, 55 Broadway, London SW1 from 1.30-5.30pm and will be followed by a drinks reception. You are very welcome to join us for the reception if you are interested in the recommendations but unable to make the afternoon seminar.

To reserve your free place for the whole afternoon, or just the reception, please contact organiser Anurag Bana on anurag.bana@int-bar.org, tel: +44 (0)20 7691 6868, fax: +44 (0)20 7691 6545.

This is one of a series of seminars being held in EU member states during the autumn and culminating in a seminar in Brussels on 24 January. For more information on Eurosparks and the seminars please visit www.sparksproject.org