Traduction de «Moyenne des temps de bon fonctionnement » (Français → Anglais) :

Efforts should continue to be made in order to improve the regulatory environment in which enterprises operate, to support in particular small and medium sized enterprises, and should include modernisation of public administration, a reduction in administrative burdens, greater transparency, the fight against corruption, tax evasion and undeclared work, the improvement of the independence, quality and efficiency of judicial systems, alongside with contract enforcement and well-functioning insolvency procedures.

2. Without prejudice to audits carried out by participating countries, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on the spot audits to verify the effective functioning of the management and control systems, which may include audits on operations included in cross-border programmes, with a minimum of ten working days' notice, except in urgent cases.

The aim of this proposal is to guarantee a high level of protection for human life and health, animal health, the environment and consumers' interests as regards genetically modified food and feed, while ensuring that the internal market functions properly; It also establish clear and transparent Community procedures to assess, authorise and monitor genetically modified food and feed and a system for the labelling of genetically modified food and feed.

It entails striking a balance between sustaining the industry's competitiveness and protecting human health and the environment, and at the same time ensuring the efficient functioning of the Internal Market.

The Packaging Waste Directive has the twin objectives of lessening the environmental impact of packaging waste while ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market.

4. Concerning developments relating directly to the good functioning of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Council: - took note of the interim report for 1995 presented by the Joint Committee and commended the Joint Committee on its work; - expressed its satisfaction at the overall functioning of the Agreement and noted that the EFTA countries, taking part in the EEA, are effectively involved in the evolution of the internal market; - reaffirmed its commitment to the decision-shaping and decision-making procedures provided for in the EEA Agreement; in this context, it underlined the continuing need for the effective functioning of the informa ...[+++]tion and consultation process during the development by the EU of new legislation relevant to the EEA Agreement and for the integration of new Community legislation into the EEA Agreement without delay after its adoption by the Community; - underlined the dynamic character of the Agreement and noted its provisions aimed at further development of the cooperation; - agreed that the provisions of the Agreement concerning cooperation at ministerial level should be fully used in order to allow the EEA Council to fulfil effectively its role which consists in giving the political impetus in the implementation of the Agreement and laying down the general guidelines for the EEA Joint Committee. 5. Concerning relations in the area of foreign policy, the EEA Council: - adopted the joint declaration attached as an Annex to the present conclusions establishing the modalities of a strengthened political dialogue on issues of common interest in the area of foreign policy and undertook an exchange of views on a number of areas of foreign policy of mutual interest; - took note of the readiness of the EU, when it considered appropriate, to invite the EEA states to associate themselves with EU declarations, démarches and joint actions; - welcomed the fact that the implementation of the above-mentioned joint declaration had begun in advance of its ...