31.   The directive is not legally binding, and the ministry only plans to publicize the names of companies which ignore it.

32.   The finance ministry plans to take measures to plug the loopholes and curb the practise, he said.

33.   The health ministry plans to organize an AIDS-prevention education week and to promote voluntary blood donation, the paper said.

34.   The ministry also plans to modernize command-and-control communications with a new satellite system, Ruehe said.

35.   The ministry also plans to promote ecotourism sites.

36.   The ministry plans to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the possibility of cutting prices, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

37.   The ministry plans to launch a public relations campaign to persuade people of the merits of nuclear power.

38.   The ministry plans to submit legislation on the issue during the next ordinary session of Parliament, which convenes in January, Yamamoto said.

39.   The ministry plans to submit liberalisation and privatisation plans to the International Monetary Fund this June.

40.   The officials said the ministry plans to inaugurate an expert commission in April to work out standards.