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ANNEX C

FURTHER PREPARATORY WORK

A.

ESSENTIAL

1. DTI

Insider Dealing Bill

medium

To change existing serious criminal offences to take account of EC Directive on Insider Dealing.

A.

PROGRAMME BILL WITH ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

2. DEmp

Employment Bill

medium

To introduce further reform of trade union law; to abolish the Wages Council System; to implement changes in law required by some EC "Action Programme Directives" and by ECJ EC infraction proceedings.

judgements and

B.

CONTINGENT

3. FCO

Antarctic Environmental Protection Bill

short

То implement international

4. FCO

any obligations imposed on the UK by a new agreement on Antarctic environmental protection.

Mauritius Republic Bill

very short

To make provision for Mauritius becoming a Republic within the Commonwealth; to ensure that all existing Mauritius law to remains in force; and to ensure the continuation of appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

C.

PROGRAMME

5. MAFF

Covent Garden Market Authority (Abolition) Bill

short

To abolish the Covent Garden Market Authority and to provide for its functions to be transferred to a plc.