Translation of "ACAS sensitivity level control " (English → French) :

In view of the politically sensitive nature of such measures which touch on national executive and enforcement powers regarding internal border control, implementing powers to adopt recommendations under that specific Union-level procedure should be conferred on the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission.

Screening and confirmatory methods can only be applied for control of a certain matrix if the methods are sensitive enough to detect levels reliably at the level of interest (action threshold or maximum level).

6. Notes the information given by the Principal Authorising Officer by Delegation in the 2006 activity report to the effect that the self-assessment of the efficiency of the internal control framework of the Ombudsman's services was carried out again in early 2007 and that the global picture resulting from this exercise was that of an overall satisfactory level of implementation of the internal control standards (85% against 76% in 2004); further notes, however, that improvements in effectiveness were considered to be neede ...[+++]d in some areas (identification of sensitive functions); encourages the Ombudsman to make all efforts to further improve the efficiency of the internal control framework of his institution;

They also do not have access to crucial sensitive information such as the refusals of export authorisations made by non EU members or the list of sensitive end-users, which are key to implement efficient controls at the national and EU level.

5. Recognises the fact that the EU has only limited power to control ships in transit through its waters; therefore calls on the Council to act quickly to grant the Commission the mandate to negotiate on behalf of all 15 Member States within the International Maritime Organisation, with particular regard to the establishment of more stringent rules on Port State Control in third countries, the development of a Flag State audit procedure aimed at combating flags of convenience, as defined by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding, and the proper implementation of compulsory shipping routes and pilotage and the restriction of shipping in designated Par ...[+++]ticularly Sensitive Sea Areas in order to protect sensitive coastlines; given the slow process of decision-making at IMO level, calls on the Commission simultaneously to initiate bilateral negotiations with key third countries with a view to improving the safety of ships in transit through EU waters;

"In addition to EU rules to control maximum levels of pesticides in farm produce and measures to reduce the environmental risks of pesticide use (water contamination, deterioration of biodiversity, etc.), further measures should be developed for sensitive areas".