Translation of "Objectif a focale reglable " (French → English) :

2. Takes the view that in its draft Strategy Paper and draft Multi-Annual Indicative Programme 2007-2010 for Malaysia the European Commission exceeds its implementing powers laid down in the basic act by selecting as the only focal sector (for which 100% of the funds are earmarked) ‘EU-Malaysia Policy Dialogue Facility on Trade and Investment’, ‘the overall objective of which is to facilitate trade and investment relations between the EU and Malaysia’ and by including two specific objectives for the actions, namely ‘to increase EU mar ...[+++]ket knowledge for the Malaysian business community and vice versa’ and ‘to raise the EU visibility in Malaysia through joint initiatives’; considers that these elements are not in compliance with Article 2(1) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006, as the primary objective of the Country Strategy Paper is not the eradication of poverty, and as these elements do not fulfil the criteria for ODA established by the OECD/DAC;

4. Takes the view that in its draft Strategy Paper and draft National Indicative Programme 2007-2010 for Pakistan the Commission exceeds its implementing powers laid down in the basic act by including in Non-focal area 3 of the National Indicative Programme "Anti-money laundering" activities with the overall objective of "contributing to the efforts of the Pakistani authorities to implement UNSCR 1373"; considers that this objective is not in compliance with Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 in that it does not fulfil the criteria for ODA established by the OECD/DAC;

One objective of FOCAL's work on North America is to make small strides in this area.

- a 40 times bar-focal positive phase-contrast achromatic objective with a numerical aperture of 0,65 to 0,70 and phase ring absorption within the range 65 to 85 %,

The Canadian Council of the Americas is an organization focused principally on enhancing Canada's commercial relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean, whereas FOCAL, my organization, is more of a policy institute, a think-tank, an entity designed to look at the broad spectrum of Canada's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.