Translation of "tool setting gauge " (English → French) :

They are a highly valuable tool to gauge the opinion of potential investors, enhance shareholder dialogue, ensure that deals run smoothly, and that the views of issuers, existing shareholders and potential new investors are aligned.

The questions are a useful tool to ask Commissioners about their commitment to the EU and to gauge what they want to do with the portfolio.

That is certainly the case with Marposs, the world leader in precision equipment for measurement and control in the production environment – gauges and compensation systems for grinders and other machine tools, hand-held gauges, sensors, automatic measurement systems; hardware and software for data collection and process analysis; and equipment for non-destructive testing.

4. Recognises the advantages of growth in different marine sectors, e.g. the development of offshore energy installations and marine mineral mining and the importance of attracting investments in that respect; stresses, however, that when realising these activities the utmost attention must be paid to avoiding damage to the marine environment and to fishing grounds; supports, in this connection, the development of Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management as a means of achieving a coherent and effective use of marine space; maintains that these planning and management tools ...[+++] have to be applied at the practical level in order to gauge the cumulative impact of the numerous human activities carried out at sea and in coastal areas;

It is important to encourage governments, politicians, independent public bodies and civil society to develop their own tools and capabilities for identifying the reforms needed and for gauging the situation and the progress made.

8. Draws attention to the International Labour Organization (ILO) communication of December 2005 highlighting the potential role of microfinance in the fight against poverty and debt slavery, and also as a tool that can help eliminate child labour by increasing family incomes; calls for research to be undertaken in order to gauge the effectiveness and true potential of microfinance;