Translation of "Description des fonctions de produit-programme " (French → English) :

3. Where the total amount of support from the Funds to an operational programme exceeds EUR 250 000 000, the Commission may request, within one month of notification of the designations referred to in paragraph 1, the report and the opinion of the independent audit body referred to in paragraph 2 and the description of the functions and procedures in place for the managing authority or, where appropriate, the certifying authority.

5. Underlines that implementation by the EU missions of the guidelines on human rights defenders has so far been unsatisfactory and calls on the Commission to undertake an in-depth analysis to ensure that this issue will be addressed; notes, in this regard, that as a consequence of the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, Commission delegations in third countries are now required to make full use of the new opportunities, but are also given further responsibilities to better address this issue as they become Union delegations, with an increasingly important role in terms of representation of the EU and the implementation of the human rights policy; reiterates therefore its call to systematically appoint to each country a highly qualified politi ...[+++]cal official with a specific responsibility on human rights and democracy, and to integrate guidelines and develop best practices on human rights and their implementation in EU mission staff training programmes, job descriptions and appraisal processes;

5) Underlines that implementation by the EU missions of the guidelines on human rights defenders has so far been unsatisfactory and calls on the Commission to undertake an in-depth analysis to ensure that this issue will be addressed; notes, in this regard, that as a consequence of the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, Commission delegations in third countries are now required to make full use of the new opportunities, but are also given further responsibilities to better address this issue as they become Union delegations, with an increasingly important role in terms of representation of the EU and the implementation of the human rights policy; reiterates therefore its call to systematically appoint to each country a highly qualified politi ...[+++]cal official with a specific responsibility on human rights and democracy, and to integrate guidelines and develop best practices on human rights and their implementation in EU mission staff training programmes, job descriptions and appraisal processes;

6. Advocates introducing a general clause on fairness in relation to the consumer into the framework directive and supports the concept that the directive should deal mainly with practices which are detrimental to consumers; the consumer should not be misled as to the content and functions of the product or service; a product or service should therefore only be attributed properties, effects or origins which can be substantiated;

6. Advocates introducing a general clause on fairness vis-à-vis the consumer into the framework directive and supports the concept that the directive should deal mainly with practices which cause detriment to consumers; the consumer should not be misled as to the content and functions of the product or service; a product or service should therefore only be ascribed properties, effects or background which can be substantiated;

Recital 24 adds that, in cases where a sequence or partial sequence of a gene is used to produce a protein or part of a protein, it is necessary, in order to meet the requirement of industrial application, to specify which protein or part of a protein is produced or what function it performs: the level of description required as to the specific utility may vary from case to case, depend on the knowledge available, and vary as the use of genes for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes spreads.