Translation of "Bit le moins significatif " (French → English) :

37. Notes that investment risk is generally higher in developing and least developed countries and that strong, effective investor protection in the form of investment treaties are key to protecting European investors and can improve governance, thereby bringing about the stable environment needed to increase FDI into these countries; notes that, for investment agreements to further benefit these countries, they should also be based on investor obligations in terms of compliance with human rights and anti-corruption standards as part of a broader partnership between the EU and developing countries for the purpose of reducing poverty; c ...[+++]alls on the Commission to assess viable future partners, drawing on Member State best practices with BITs;

37. Notes that investment risk is generally higher in developing and least developed countries and that strong, effective investor protection in the form of investment treaties are key to protecting European investors and can improve governance, thereby bringing about the stable environment needed to increase FDI into these countries; notes that, for investment agreements to further benefit these countries, they should also be based on investor obligations in terms of compliance with human rights and anti-corruption standards as part of a broader partnership between the EU and developing countries for the purpose of reducing poverty; c ...[+++]alls on the Commission to assess viable future partners, drawing on Member State best practices with BITs;

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40. calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a consistent line in fora such as the ILO, the OECD, and multilateral environmental agencies; believes, in particular, that the work of the ILO should be more closely integrated into WTO agreements and considers that ILO assessments of core labour standards should be integrated into EU strategies towards WTO and bilateral negotiations; calls on the Commission to ensure, through bilateral agreements, that the ILO standards are, as a minimum, respected so that humane working conditions are guaranteed;

‘significant accident’ means any accident involving at least one rail vehicle in motion, resulting in at least one killed or seriously injured person, or in significant damage to stock, track, other installations or environment, or extensive disruptions to traffic, excluding accidents in workshops, warehouses and depots.

7. Notes that developing countries succeeded in preventing the immediate launch of negotiations on the new issues, among them the negotiations on investment; regrets that the EU insisted on the inclusion of investment in the agenda for the New Round of the WTO, and the recognition of the same principles already rejected with the MAI (non-discrimination, etc.); considers that any negotiations on these matters should at least fully involve the appropriate organisations of the UN system, like UNCTAD and the ILO;