Translation of "Droit distinct pour les opérations de brise-glace " (French → English) :

Every insurance undertaking shall inform the competent supervisory authority of its home Member State, separately in respect of transactions carried out under the right of establishment and those carried out under the freedom to provide services, of the amount of the premiums, claims and commissions, without deduction of reinsurance, by Member State and as follows:

The first response is to a question raised by Senator Downe on February 4, 2009, concerning industry, the National Do Not Call List; the second is in response to a question raised by Senator Mercer on February 4, 2009, also concerning industry, the National Do Not Call List; the third is in response to a question by Senator Banks on February 5, 2009, concerning the operations of icebreakers in the Arctic and the status of the new polar icebreakers; and the fourth is in response to a question by Senator Chaput on February 10, 2009, ...[+++]concerning the Treasury Board Secretariat, Part VII of the Official Languages Act.

As I said, the ice-breaking fee does not apply in the Arctic and the marine navigation services fees are not payable for ships operating exclusively in Canadian waters north of 60 degrees latitude or exclusively between remote locations as defined in the Income Tax Act.

9. Notes that the Court of Justice has, on several occasions, formulated detailed criteria that enable a distinction to be drawn between "workers" and "self-employed persons"; considers that, taking account of the Member States" competence for determining status with regard to employment law, the Commission should ensure that a distinction be drawn in compliance with the guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice; calls on the Commission to initiate negotiations with t ...[+++]he Member States as a matter of urgency, with the aim of establishing transparent and consistent criteria for determining the status of "workers" and "self-employed persons" in employment law;

9. Notes that the Court of Justice has, on several occasions, formulated detailed criteria that enable a distinction to be drawn between "workers" and "self-employed persons"; considers that, taking account of the Member States’ competence for determining status with regard to employment law, the Commission should ensure that a distinction be drawn in compliance with the guidelines laid down by the Court of Justice; calls on the Commission to initiate negotiations with t ...[+++]he Member States as a matter of urgency, with the aim of establishing transparent and consistent criteria for determining the status of "workers" and "self-employed persons" with regard to employment law;

21. Calls on the Legislator to clarify the distinction between services of general interest and services of general economic interest; notes that for many services of general interest, the "economic/non-economic" distinction is extremely difficult, because - due to the dynamic character of these services - its borderline is rapidly evolving; proposes in that connection that the following criteria could be used to distinguish between economic and non-economic services : purpose of provision and supply (commercial or non-commercial); percentage of public-sector funding; level of investment; profit-motive, as distinct from covering cos ...[+++]ts; benefits as between local supply provision and a Europe-wide tendering requirement; commitment to guaranteeing social rights; furtherance of social inclusion and integration; these criteria can also be used to set up exemptions to the general competition rules in the case of economic services of general interest; .