Translation of "To pass a bill " (English → French) :

pass a bill [ carry a bill ]

enact a bill | pass a bill

enact a law [ pass a law | make an act | pass an act | pass legislation | proclaim an act | proclaim a bill ]

pass a counterfeit note [ pass a counterfeit bill ]

acceptance of a bill | acceptance | acceptance of a note

passage of a bill | passage | carrying of a resolution | carrying

accomplish a bill of lading

enforcement of a bill of exchange

Ireland notified a partial implementation in 2001; a complete bill has however recently been passed.

With greater competition, these savings will be passed on to the consumer, translating into lower household bills.

Points out that consumers’ energy bills are still unclear and inaccurate; recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills by establishing high-level principles for bills at EU level so that key information is available to consumers in a comparable format in order to help them adjust consumption patterns; stresses that consumers have a diverse range of preferences and of accessible tools, and that therefore the approach to information should be shaped by consumer research at national level.

Points out that although European electricity retail prices for small and medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are relatively high in many Member States, investing in energy efficiency can boost the competitiveness of European businesses and reduce energy costs for private consumers; stresses, however, that the electricity bill in the EU consists on average of one third of indirect, state-induced tax and levies for private households, which when applied as fixed elements on bills, can make it difficult for consumers to feel the benefits from energy saving, and contributes to energy poverty; notes that le ...[+++]vies to finance European climate and energy policies are the smallest part of the bill; and underlines that the high energy prices in the EU result in a difference in energy prices between EU Member States and our main competitors in large parts of the world, which inhibit the competitiveness of European energy-intensive industries; notes that innovation also increases with greater investment in energy efficiency, placing EU industry in a world-leading position.