11.   Toiv said he was not sure how quickly the administration would act on other commission proposals.

12.   Unlike the commission proposal a year ago, the Breaux-Frist bill would offer voluntary prescription drug coverage through federally subsidized premiums.

13.   When the commission proposal reached Congress, Ms. Reno opposed it, again offering no alternative.

14.   Only France, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands were backing the commission proposal, the officials said.

15.   Summers also indicated that the administration was still in discussions on what changes could be made to the Levin-Bereuter commission proposal in order to attract more votes.

16.   The commission proposals are always subject to negotiations by the candidates.

17.   Fresh commission proposals for satellite surveillance of boats will be discussed by fisheries ministers in Luxembourg on Monday.

18.   German sources also attacked the commission proposal.

19.   Britain and Germany are particularly hostile to the commission proposals.

20.   The rebuff for Britain came as the European commission tabled proposals that made clear the scale of the bill the EU is facing because of the BSE crisis.