Translation of "Mesure de survie en zone de combat " (French → English) :

17. Expresses its belief that popular support is essential for a successful outcome in the fight against terrorism; calls, therefore, on NATO and on Coalition forces to review rules of engagement and all measures that might improve both security standards and the level of protection of the civilian population affected by military action in combat areas and to fully respect the Geneva Convention; calls on the USA to close any secret 'dark' prison in the country;

15. Expresses its belief that popular support is essential for a successful outcome in the fight against terrorism and therefore calls on NATO and on Coalition forces to review rules of engagement and all measures that might improve both security standards and the level of protection of the civilian population affected by military action in combat areas;

The main actions of the project are directed at restoring a brackish wetland of great importance for the survival of bird species.

Both Austrian projects serve to the protection of proposed NATURA 2000 sites : the one - situated in Lower Austria - will create a 700 ha large forest area without any interference by forestry around an already protected virgin forest area being part of a NATURA 2000 site, where bears, black grouse and golden eagles still exist; the other project will guarantee the necessary biotope management measures for the survival of a valuable moorland of 170 ha situated in the Alps at the frontier between Styria and Carinthia.

This group is of crucial relevance in the achievement of commercial results; 3. SMEs with limited research and development capacities which, however, need to incorporate in their production processes and products the advances made notably by the preceding groups as their survival and competitiveness depend on this; (d) also notes the need for SMEs in the traditional sectors, from any of the aforementioned groups, particularly in the Union's less favoured regions, to be involved in the process of technological innovation; (e) points out that in the conclusions adopted at its meeting on 7 April 1995 on High-Technology Industries and Ent ...[+++]erprises, in which it stresses that amongst the latter SMEs play an important role, measures appropriate to such enterprises are specified; (f) notes that there is a need to create and strengthen more technology-based SMEs in Europe; (g) considers that both SMEs that use technology and those that have limited RD capacities should become more important in the Union's science and technology system and benefit more from the results achieved within it; II INVITES THE COMMISSION TO: (a) take into account, in its present work on the definition of SMEs, the particular problems faced by technology-based SMEs; (b) provide statistical studies on the participation of SMEs in the Union's programmes and, in particular, establish criteria that will help to distinguish independent SMEs from those that are subsidiaries of large enterprises; (c) assess and report on the progress of existing Community measures intended to facilitate access to technological innovation for SMEs.

While habitat protection by way of SARA, or marine protected areas established under the Oceans Act, may benefit sedentary marine invertebrates, for many marine species, other measures to address threats to survival would be more important than habitat protection.