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Viewing cable 07BRUSSELS982, BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 20, 2007

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07BRUSSELS982 2007-03-23 17:10 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Brussels
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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBS #0982/01 0821710
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 231710Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4807
INFO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCNMEN/EU MEMBER STATES
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000982 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/OIA, EUR/ERA AND EUR/UBI 
TREASURY FOR OASIA/ICN - ATUKORALA 
USDOC FOR 4212/OECA/JLEVINE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN EAIR EIND SENV BE
SUBJECT:  BELGIAN STEWPOT: March 20, 2007 
 
Ref: (A) 06 Brussels 1035 (B) 06 Brussels 1725 
 
      (C) Brussels 477  (D) Brussels 332 
 
1. Pension Funds Basing in Belgium 
2. Court Supports Residents' Rights 
3. Belgium: A Kyoto Progress Report 
4. US Company Cited as "Climate Saver" 
5.   Belgium: Less Than a Good European 
6. Belgian Chocolate a Controlled Name? 
7. Brussels Casino A Winner 
8.   The Grinch Who Stole Carnival 
 
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Pension Funds Basing in Belgium 
------------------------------- 
1. (U) Belgium is tailoring its legislation to 
attract the European and international pension 
fund business.  Starting with EU Directive 
2003/41, Belgium adopted legislation last fall to 
facilitate cross-border institutional pension and 
retirement fund activities, and is working on 
additional laws.  These include setting minimal 
prudential rules such funds must meet, alitting 
multinational cpe their pension fund managers 
Belgium regardless of thei.  A zero-taxation schenn.  By hosting 
these lptors, Brussels hopes to expertise of its financial , and hopes 
 to deepen ththat trade in Brussels Financial trading center larger venues. 
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ies for notions. 
 
------------Belgium: A Kyoto Progress------------------ 
3. (mmission told Belgium greenhouse gas 
emssion quotas on their industries.  Belgium was 
told to cut the CO2 permits it issues to Belgian 
industry by 7.5 percent, permitting only 58.5 
million tons annually, not the 63.3 million tons 
the government proposes to issue.  Witout such 
an adjustment Belgium risks missing Qts Kyoto 
target; end-2005 data showed the coutry had 
increased CO2 emissions by 2 percent rather than 
reduced them to 7.6 percent under the 1990 
benchmark.  Regional environmental and political 
leaders complain that industry hQs already been 
pressed hard, and worry that further cuts will 
cost industry both money and jobs.  The release 
of the UN's Inter-government Panel on Climate 
Change verifying that global warming is both real 
and man-made bolstered Belgian public support for 
tighter emissions controls, however. (ref C) 
 
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US Company a Climate Saver 
-------------------------- 
4.(U) The WWF's "climate saver" program cited US 
Nike company in Belgium as a model participant. 
This new voluntary group of 12 leading 
multinational companies agreed to achieve an 
annual 10 million ton reduction of CO2 among 
themselves.  Among the six US companies in the 
group, Nike Sports Equipment was portrayed by a 
Belgian WWF officer as a model corporate citizen. 
Its newly expanded distribution center in 
Lakdaal, Flanders, features designed-in "green" 
technology and windmills to provide a large share 
of its electric consumption ? CO2-free of course. 
 
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Belgium: Less Than a Good European 
---------------------------------- 
5. (U) Charlie McCreevy, the EU Commissioner for 
Internal market and Services, released on 
February 1 his annual scorecard of EU-wide 
implementation of the Commission's directives, 
and Belgium fared poorly.  The average number of 
un-implemented EU directives among the member 
states is 1.2 percent, the lowest percentage 
ever.  Belgium, however, has failed to transpose 
into national legislation 1.5 percent of the 
1,634 EU directives tracked.  The country thus 
ranks in 20th place out of 25, while notorious 
Euro-sceptics such as the UK and Denmark actually 
have much better scores.  In terms of 
infringement procedures running against it (the 
EU mechanism to enforce delinquent member-state 
compliance), Belgium scores little better: there 
are 68 infringement procedures recorded, placing 
Belgium 19 out of 25 in compliance.   Analysts 
blame Belgium's multi-layered federal structure, 
where new directives (e.g., on the environment) 
need to be approved by regional parliaments, for 
Belgium's poor record.  The poor score does not 
square with Belgium's openly proclaimed 
allegiance to the EU and all things European. 
 
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Belgian Chocolate a Controlled-Origin Name? 
------------------------------------------- 
6. (U) Belgium's chocolate and confection trade 
industry group Choprabisco is moving to have 
Belgian chocolate treated like wine: a controlled 
origin denomination.  No less than Chianti having 
to come from that region of Italy, Belgian 
chocolate should be of Belgian origin, they 
believe.  Currently the product risks becoming a 
generic name.  In coordination with Belgian 
export authorities, Choprabisco is proposing a 
code for use of the terminology "Belgian 
Chocolate."  EU legislation is amenable to this, 
and controlled use of geographical indicators 
like sherry and champagne is well established. 
Outside Europe such regulation is far weaker; 
Belgium's confection sector, with an annual 
turnover of 4.1 billion euros (US$5.3 billion) of 
which 68 percent is from exports (see ref D), 
already faces indiscriminate use of the term 
"Belgian" or outright counterfeiting of products 
in Canada, Japan and China. 
 
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Brussels Casino Wins Big 
------------------------ 
7. (U) While the Brussels Casino marked its one 
year anniversary January 19, the biggest 
celebration may be on account of its phenomenal 
success after just one year.  In 2006, more than 
250,000 visitors placed bets and played the 
slots, netting the casino some 25 million euros. 
On an international scale, this places the 
Brussels Casino in 11th place out of 75 casinos 
ranked by Casino Austria International, an 
organization that compiles data from 17 
countries.  During an average day, the Brussels 
Casino receives 700 visitors.  The average 
gambler is 42 years old and spends 101 euros per 
visit.  For 2007, the casino plans to expand 
beyond its current 22 tables and 208 slot 
machines and to stay open until 5 a.m., one hour 
later than the current closing time.  The casino 
is also paying off big for the city of Brussels: 
in addition to employing 261 workers, the casino 
pays 250,000 euros in annual rent to the city and 
contributes a 44 percent business tax to the 
Brussels region. 
 
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The Grinch Who Stole Carnival------------------------- 
8. (U) Federal Minister of Transportation Renaat 
Landuyt, in between filing court cases against 
Brussels Airport noise opponents, has found a 
truly pressing matter of public safety: 
regulating the floats in Carnival parades.  He is 
proposing amendments to four laws on the books 
that could result in police citations being given 
to the many carnival floats and decorated carts 
that snake through Belgian cities like Binche, 
Malmedy and Stavelot as part of the pre-Lent 
Mardi Gras tradition.  These unlicensed vehicles 
have apparently caught the eye of the Minister. 
The legislative procedure to implement the new 
regulations, however, means they will only come 
into effect in four months... well after Easter. 
 
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