Traduction de «Environnement intérieur et étude de l'éclairage » (Français → Anglais) :

Question No. 63 Mr. John Cummins: With regard to the expansion of the Roberts Bank Port Facility to include a third berth and a second terminal as per the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and related Side-Agreements, the Memorandum of Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band and the Vancouver Port Authority, and the related Settlement Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band, Canada, British Columbia (B.C.), Vancouver Port Authority, B.C. Ferry Services, B.C. Rail Ltd and B.C. Transportation and Financing Authority: (a) how many acres (or hectares) of farm land will be used for Roberts Bank port and rail related developments now underway or under study; (b) with the completion of the Roberts Bank port expansion, including both the third berth and seco ...[+++]nd terminal, what plans, if any, are there to use the Brunswick Point farmlands; (c) is the affected Roberts Bank farmland presently protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation; (d) does the Tsawwassen Final Agreement address the issue of farmland protection and if so, how; (e) will the farmland continue to be protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve designation following ratification of the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and, if not, why; (f) did the Vancouver Port Authority undertake to work jointly with the Tsawwassen Band to ensure the removal of the Agricultural Land Reserve designation from the farmland and, if so, why and what alternate measures did it put in place to protect farmland adjacent to the Roberts Bank port, rail and highway expansion; (g) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree to jointly develop with the Tsawwassen Band a container handling facility on the farmland protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation and, if so, why did the Vancouver Port Authority enter into such an agreement rather than develop container handling facilities further inland in a less environmentally sensitive area; (h) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree that the land would be leased at lease rates ...

carrying out impact studies on all legislative proposals relating to the internal market in order to assess the effects which those proposals would have on consumers in the digital environment,

– carrying out impact studies on all legislative proposals relating to the internal market in order to assess the effects which those proposals will have on consumers in the digital environment,

The latest studies on human exposure to indoor pollution, released today by the European Commission at its Joint Research Centre (JRC) facilities in Ispra (Italy), reveal that indoor environments pose their own threats to health and, in some cases, can be at least twice as polluting as outdoor environments.

That involves, inter alia: - the improvement of the functioning of the internal energy market, in particular the completion of the internal electricity and gas market; - respect for the general principles of competition and services of general economic interest, wherever they exist and according to the conditions laid down in the Treaty; - the definition of standardization programmes to promote energy efficiency and new and renewable sources of energy; - a consistent approach in the environmental field; - the development of trans-European networks; - the setting of energy priorities in future ...[+++] research programmes; - the establishment of a consistent approach as regards external relations; - the more coherent definition of programmes for energy efficiency and new and renewable sources of energy to allow for more effective use of budgetary means, 4. considers that the common energy objectives identified in the Resolution on the Green Paper should be implemented at Community level and invites the Commission to put in place a process of cooperation between the Community and the Member States in order to ensure that Community and national energy policies are compatible with those objectives, 5. believes that Community energy decisions must be taken in the context of a shared analysis of the energy situation and of future trends and invites the Commission to organize cooperation between Member States on energy studies, as called for in the resolution on the Green Paper, 6. considers that the promotion of new and renewable energies and energy efficiency can make a valid contribution to a safer and healthier environment and, together with the development of indigenous sources, both reduce the Community's energy dependency on external sources and promote economic growth and employment, 7. believes that the opening up of the internal energy market and environmental issues related to energy require transparency of economic indicators and invites the Commission to report ...

Acting on a proposal by Mr Schmidhuber, the Commission recently approved three preparatory studies concerning transport in Portugal. The studies, which will cost a total of ECU 376 324, will cover the environmental impact of the Lisbon inner ring roads, the final form of the general cargo bulk terminal in the port of Sines and the repair and redesign of the Rocha de Conde quays at Óbidos and Alcântara Norte.