European Committee of the Regions 3 July 2003, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the "Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second phase of a programme of Community action (2004-2008) to prevent violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at-risk (the Daphné II programme)"

24.10.2003 EN C 256/85 Official Journal of the European Union — to ensure that WTO principles, particularly the voluntary nature of action and the lack of any obligation to privatise or deregulate, are put up for discussion during negotiations and implementation as a result of being disregarded in dispute settlement procedures; — to ensure that laws and statutes decreed by regional and local