Translation of "Exclusion des postes de direction " (French → English) :

40. Points out that the biggest increase by far in the proportion of women on corporate boards has occurred in countries that have already adopted legislation on compulsory quotas, and that in Member States where no compulsory measures have been implemented companies are still a long way from achieving an acceptable gender balance; highlights the need to support transparent procedures for the appointment of women as non-executive members on company boards listed on stock exchanges; encourages the public and private sectors to envisage voluntary schemes to promote women in managerial positions; calls on the Commission to include specif ...[+++]ic measures to promote the equal representation of women and men in leadership positions in the strategy, and to support the Council in the negotiations for the adoption of the directive for a balanced representation of men and women on non-executive boards; asks the Council to reach a common position as soon as possible on this draft directive;

3. Member States shall ensure that normal power recharging points for electric vehicles, excluding wireless or inductive units, deployed or renewed as from [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive] comply at least with the technical specifications set out in Annex III. 1.1 and with specific safety requirements in force at national level .

Member States shall ensure that high power recharging points for electric vehicles, excluding wireless or inductive units, deployed or renewed as from [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive] comply at least with the technical specifications set out in Annex III. 1.2.

4. Rejects the use of politics as a means of restricting women's freedoms and rights or as a means of any form of discrimination; condemns the administrations of religious organisations and the leaders of extremist political movements who promote racial discrimination, xenophobia, fanaticism and the exclusion of women from leading positions in the political and religious hierarchy;

3. Rejects the use of politics as a means of restricting women’s freedoms and rights or as a means of any form of discrimination; condemns the administrations of religious organisations and the leaders of extremist political movements who promote racial discrimination, xenophobia, fanaticism and the exclusion of women from leading positions in the political and religious hierarchy;

The targets set for 1999 cover 5 senior management posts at director level, 25% of middle management posts (Heads of Unit), and a maximum of women as principle administrators, administrators and assistant administrators.