Translation of "Carte d'entrée gratuite nominative et personnelle " (French → English) :

not transferable pass

I just worry that if we have a prescribed time limit in legislation and it's not lived up to because of whatever situation—maybe there's a glut in the system, maybe the resources aren't there, or whatever the situation—I would hate to have there be a “Get into Canada Free” card all of a sudden.

11. Notes the progress in reform of the judiciary, as demonstrated by the adoption of major amendments to criminal procedures and other substantive legislation, increasing the human resources available and reducing the backlog of cases in the courts; stresses, however, the need for ensuring accountability and efficiency of the judiciary and prosecutors as well as their independence from political interference; stresses the need to ensure full implementation of the Code of Ethics; calls urgently for changes in the system for the appointment of judges and prosecutors, and an end to the practice ...[+++] of nomination of prosecutors and the members of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils solely by parliament by simple majority and by the government; is concerned, moreover, by the potential for an excessive accumulation of power in the persons of the President of the Supreme Court and of the Supreme Public Prosecutor; calls for the adoption of the law on regulating access to free legal aid; calls for the unification of jurisprudence in order to ensure a predictable judicial system and public trust; emphasises the importance of enhancing international cooperation, especially with neighbouring countries;

The amendments contained in this opinion pursue three important objectives: (i) providing an operational framework, which can ensure the full independence and loyalty of EEAS staff in the fulfilment of their tasks, in particular as far as staff coming from national diplomatic services are concerned, as they should not be "double-hatted", i.e., respond to both the High Representative and the hierarchy of their national diplomatic service of origin, but they should function solely under the instructions and responsibility of the High Representative, as their appointing authority; (ii) signifying to the High Representative - who, in accordance with Article 6(12) of the Council Decision establishing the EEAS bears the competence to take approp ...[+++]riate measures to provide EEAS staff with adequate common training, building in particular on existing national and EU practices and structures within the year following the entry into force of such Decision - a highly valuable system of training and professional development aimed at creating a true esprit de corps amongst EEAS staff and bringing to bear the northern, eastern and southern academic and research dimensions of the EU; and (iii) ensuring adequate geographical representativity and gender balance in the composition of EEAS staff.

24. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school and kindergarten meals including by means of specific training and guidelines for catering staff, quality control of caterers and guidelines for healthy food in canteens; underlines the importance of adapting portion sizes to needs and including fruit and vegetables in these meals; asks ...[+++]for more nutrition education on a balanced diet and encourages a move away from the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar and of poor nutritional value in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables more available at points of sale; invites competent authorities to ensure that at least three hours a week of the school curriculum are devoted to physical activities, in accordance with the objectives of the above-mentioned White Paper on sport, and asks those authorities to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities, accessible also to disabled persons, and for the safeguarding of existing sports facilities in schools; welcomes a possible "fruit at school" project to be financially supported by the EU similar to the current school milk programme; calls for solutions to be found to continue the free distribution of fruit and vegetables to schools and charitable institutions during 2008 as requested by some Member States, pending the entry into application of the school fruit scheme on 1 January 2009;