Translation of "Essai d'adhésion " (French → English) :

19. Recalls that as a consequence of the 2008 decision of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the exemption rule for India, China offered similar nuclear technology exports to Pakistan; deeply regrets the position taken by several European leaders in 2010 in favour of granting India full membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) namely French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel; calls on EU Member States to abandon the idea of a NSG membership for India ahead of the June 2011 NSG meeting in the Netherlands because it would strengthen and formalize double standards and severely weaken international efforts in the field ...[+++] of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament in accordance with the Action Plan agreed to at the 2010 NPT Review Conference; urges EU Member States to revoke the 2008 exemption decision for India and to only grant India NSG membership rights in case the country signs, ratifies and implements all relevant international nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament norms such as NPT, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT);

In particular, the Commission should be empowered to establish the specific procedures, tests and requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, components and separate technical units; to define more precisely the characteristics a tyre must fulfil to be defined as ‘special use tyre’, ‘off-road professional tyre’, ‘reinforced tyre’, ‘extra load tyre’, ‘snow tyre’, ‘T-type temporary-use spare tyre’ or ‘traction tyre’; to set out specific safety requirements for vehicles intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road within or between Member States; to exempt certain vehicles or classes of vehicles of categories M, M, N and N from the obligation to install advanced emergency braking systems and/or lane departure warning syst ...[+++]ems; to amend the limit values on rolling resistance and rolling noise for tyres as a result of changes in test procedures without lowering the level of protection of the environment; to establish rules on the procedure for the determination of noise levels of tyres; to shorten the sell-off period for tyres not complying with the requirements set out in this Regulation and its implementing measures; and to amend Annex IV to include the Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE Regulations) which are mandatory under Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions .

– (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when people in my electoral district ask me why I support the accession of Bulgaria and Romania despite the fact that there are so many problems, that we have not yet been able to cope with the previous enlargement, that the Constitution has not been adopted, that there are so many unresolved issues in the countries themselves, I do not try to respond by referring to the various problems.

27. Welcomes the commitment by both partners, highlighting the important role played by the UN Security Council and other UN institutions in seeking an effective global response to the key threats to international peace and security posed by the proliferation of WMDs and their delivery systems; as well as the irresponsible export and proliferation of conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons; to that end, stresses the need for the continuation of work on strengthening the non-proliferation regime and that efforts must be made to work decisively towards the universalisation of the related treaties and conventions, in particular the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, as well as adherence to the Hague Code ...[+++] of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, implementation of the UN Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons and conclusion of the International Arms Trade Treaty; encourages the United States to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty;

27. Welcomes the commitment by both partners, highlighting the important role played by the UN Security Council and other UN institutions in seeking an effective global response to the key threats to international peace and security posed by the proliferation of WMDs and their delivery systems; to that end, stresses the need for the continuation of work on strengthening the non-proliferation regime and that efforts must be made to work decisively towards the universalisation of the related treaties and conventions as well as adherence to the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation; encourages the United States to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Tr ...[+++]eaty;

True to its origins, the Union is itself endeavouring to tackle the same problems in the Balkans and other neighbouring areas, offering the prospect of future accession to all the opposing forces and thereby gradually defusing the current conflicts and instability.