Translation of "Inquiry with the Beneficiary " (English → French) :

However, Article 26 of the Staff Regulations in no way prohibits an institution from instigating an inquiry and drawing up a file for that purpose, and the only documents relating to that inquiry which have to be included in the official’s file are any decisions on disciplinary measures taken on the basis of that inquiry file.

Where the verification provided for in paragraph 1 or any other available information appears to indicate that the rules of origin are being contravened, the exporting beneficiary country shall on its own initiative or at the request of the customs authorities of the Member States or the Commission carry out appropriate inquiries or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out with due urgency to identify and prevent such contraven ...[+++]tions.

The current rules, procedures and methods of administrative cooperation applicable until the registered exporter system is applied stipulate that exporting beneficiary countries shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the customs authorities of Member States, carry out appropriate inquiries if the verification procedure or any other available information appears to indicate that the rules of origin are being contravened.

Supports the integrated approach of the Commission, which comprises supporting internal market policies with well-targeted sector inquiries; regrets, nevertheless, the timing of the sector inquiry and the fact that there has been no examination of how monetary policy conditions are passed on to the retail market; encourages the Commission to follow up its work once the Capital Adequacy Directive, the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA), the Payment Services Directive and the Consumer Credit Directive will have demonstrated their effects ...[+++] in practice;

Is confident that the SEPA and the Payment Services Directive should provide solutions for the fragmentation and lack of competition identified by the sector inquiry concerning payment infrastructures; recalls that the first phase of the SEPA entered into force on 28 January 2008 and requires integrated clearing and settlement platforms, operating on the basis of the same rules and technical standards; emphasises that the access criteria to SEPA should be fair and transparent, and that governance should take into account all stakeholders in the system, not just financial institutions; recalls also that the Payment Services Directive p ...[+++]rovides that there should be no discrimination as regards access to payments systems other than that necessary to safeguard against risk and protect financial and operational stability; points out that under the principle of neutrality of Community policies, no single method of payment should be favoured over another, and the costs related to the use of the various payments systems should be transparent so that consumers can choose their method of payment in full knowledge of the facts;

Regrets that the sector inquiry on retail banking does not take sufficient account of the specificities of the strictly regulated banking sector and the importance of culture, habits and language in consumer choices and protection available for financial products; considers that the lack of consumer mobility in the European Union is often dictated by the long-term relationship of trust which is frequently established between bank and consumer; is concerned that the Commission's assessment of market integration builds on too few econ ...[+++]omic indicators and may consequently fail duly to reflect the characteristics of the retail banking sector;