Translation of "Agent régional de programme " (French → English) :

2. Member States shall identify in their operational programmes, in cooperation with their local and regional authority partners and with the participation of all the stakeholders, themes for social innovation corresponding to their specific needs and specific regional needs.

Furthermore, Parliament’s intervention has meant greater attention being paid to the urban dimension – a topic that Mr Beaupuy, myself and so many others among us hold dear – and has emphasised the way in which a sound programme of investment and management of the funds intended for cities can drive the economic and socio-cultural revival of the suburbs and surrounding rural areas, which are the real agents of sustainable and lasting development in the regions.

In the context of internalisation of tasks stemming from the dismantling of TAOs, Parliament has clearly stressed the need to link the contracts of servants brought in house to the programmes for which they are recruited, so as to ensure management continuity.

The aim is to include as many actors as possible in the programme's implementation and at the same time to specify that, where international bodies are not involved, the programme is intended in particular to foster partnership between actors in European countries and the beneficiary countries.

"1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a)(i) the Appointing Authority shall, and by way of derogation from paragraph 1(b) the Appointing Authority may, consider the possibility of filling a vacant post by appointing as officials temporary servants engaged in accordance with Article 2(c) of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities to assist a political group in the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee or the Committee of the Regions, provided that they have passed a selection procedure in accordance with Article 1b(2b), of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European C ...[+++]ommunities and have been in service as such temporary servants for more than seven years".

If EN 50242: 1998 is used, the following modifications shall apply: the tests shall be carried out at 55 °C ± 2 °C with cold pre-wash without detergent; the machine used in the test shall be connected to cold water and must hold 12 place settings with a washing index of between 3,35 and 3,75; the machine's drying programme shall be used, but only the cleanliness of the dishes shall be assessed; a weak acidic rinsing agent in accordance with the standard (formula III) shall be used; the rinsing agent setting shall be between 2 and ...[+++]3; the dosage of dishwashing detergent shall be as recommended by the manufacturer; three attempts shall be carried out at a water hardness in accordance with the standard; an attempt consists of five washes where the result is read after the fifth wash without the dishes being cleaned between the washes; the result shall be better than or identical to the reference detergent after the fifth wash; recipe for the reference detergent (Detergent B IEC 436) and rinsing agent (formula III), see Appendix B in the standard EN 50242: 1998 (the tensides are to be stored in a cool place in watertight containers not exceeding 1 kg and are to be used within three months).