Traduction de «sign position » (Anglais → Français) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 1306 Hon. Irwin Cotler: With regard to the crisis in Syria: (a) what criteria does the government use to determine (i) whether to intervene, (ii) when to intervene, (iii) the nature and scope of any intervention; (b) who makes the determination in (a) and how; (c) what sources does the government rely upon in determining (a); (d) what legal obligations are considered with respect to (a) and in what ways does the Responsibility to Protect doctrine factor into decision making under (a); (e) in what ways has the government evaluated its obligations under the Responsibility to Protect doctrine with respect to Syria; (f) when were such evaluations done, by whom, and with what outcome; (g) have the criteria by w ...[+++]hich the government determines its official policy towards the crisis in Syria changed since 2012; (h) when the Minister of Foreign Affairs publicly expressed his support for an indictment of Bashar al-Assad by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2012, was this the position of the government and does it remain the position of the government that al-Assad ought to be indicted by the ICC; (j) with respect to Canada’s decision not to sign on to the request of 57 countries made in January, 2013, to ask the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC, did Canada support this request; (k) with respect to (j), when, why, how, and by whom were the determinations made in this regard, and when was Canada approached to join in this endeavor and by what means; (l) what criteria were applied in determining whether to support this effort; (m) are there any specific policies or directives within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade that guide decision-making with regard to Canadian intervention in situations of humanitarian crisis; (n) was the decision not to sign the Swiss-led letter asking the United Nations Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC made by the Minister of Fore ...

Despite some exceptions, such as electro-immobilisations or other provoked paralysis, an animal can be presumed to be unconscious when it loses its natural standing position, is not awake and does not show signs of positive or negative emotions such as fear or excitement.

Long positions and short positions shall be summed regardless of their signs.

Concerning recent economic development, the increase in manufacturing output of 0.5% in January compared to December is a positive sign, though business surveys for both industry and services are less positive for February and March.

However, the number of hotlines and codes of conduct has increased significantly, and the fact that two of the accession countries which replied to the questionnaire have established hotlines is also a positive sign. The launch of campaigns in most Member States to encourage safer use of the Internet is a very positive development.

- Coordinated action on the environment to protect and improve,for the benefit of ourselves and future generations, the conditions in which we live (ii) The programme stresses the importance of the Community's role in the world and its international responsibilities, drawing attention to the strengthening of political cooperation; the Community's position as the world's largest trading power (its imports represent one third of world trade); its particular importance as a market for developing countries (the Community takes 25% of all developing countries' exports); and its position as the world's leading donor of development assistanc ...[+++]e, providing approximately one third of the world's total. - In the Uruguay Round of International trade negotiations the Commission has already put forward proposals on agriculture, intellectual property, services, tropical products and the dismantling of barriers and will press ahead actively with the negotiations in 1988. - Free trade between the Community and the EFTA countries having been largely achieved, there will be discussion of wider economic cooperation at a Ministerial meeting to be held in February but the Community's cohesion and decision making autonomy will have to be respected. - The Commission is ready in 1988 for relations with the European members of COMECON to be put on a normal basis for bilateral cooperation agreements now being negotiated with certain Eastern European countries to be signed and for a joint declaration to be signed by the Community and COMECON. - 2 - - Negotiations on the new ACP Lomé Convention to replace Lomé III from 1989 will be launched, providing an opportunity for further improvement in the Community's cooperative relationship with its ACP partners.