Translation of "Régimes d'élimination et de propreté " (French → English) :

Clean shipping: elimination of illegal discharges by 2020;

This bill aims in particular to: reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours regardless of the regional unemployment rate—this will eliminate the inequities between regions on the basis of their unemployment rates; increase the benefit period from 45 to 50 weeks—in this way, we will be able to limit the effects of the gap or black hole, which currently leaves the unemployed suffering for sometimes as long as 10 weeks; increase the rate of weekly benefits to 60% of insurable earnings rather than 55% as is currently the case—unstable jobs are generally the least well paid and these changes would provide claimants with a bare m ...[+++]inimum; eliminate the waiting period between the time when people lose their jobs and apply for benefits and the time when they receive their first cheques—workers should not be penalized for losing their jobs and their financial obligations continue, even if the money is late arriving; eliminate the distinction between a new entrant and a re-entrant to the labour force—this practice is totally discriminatory, especially against young people and women whose work situation is typically less stable; eliminate the presumption that persons related to each other do not deal with each other at arm’s length—it is not up to workers to prove their good faith when they lose their jobs, but it is up to the system to investigate if there is any doubt; increase the maximum yearly insurable earnings from $39,000 to $41,500 and introduce an indexing formula—the current contribution formula is actually a regressive tax that affects low-income earners the most. It is worth noting that the maximum was once $43,000; calculate benefits based on the 12 best weeks so as not to penalize seasonal workers who sometimes work small weeks; and finally, extend program coverage to the growing number of self-employed workers in the labour market who have no coverage should they become unemployed.

The IKW performance test ‘Recommendation for the quality assessment of the cleaning performance of hand dishwashing detergents’ (Nitsch, C. Hüttmann, G. SÖFW-Journal, 128, Jahrgang 5, 2002) and the CHELAB test ‘Washing up liquid detergents: Assessment of comparative soil removal performance’ (Internal CHELAB method No 0357) fulfil the requirements of this framework provided that testing of cleanness is included.

disposed of in such a way that the persistent organic pollutant content is destroyed or irreversibly transformed so that they do not exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants or otherwise disposed of in an environmentally sound manner when destruction or irreversible transformation does not represent the environmentally preferable option or the persistent organic pollutant content is low, taking into account international rules, standards, and guidelines, including those that may be developed pursuant to paragraph 2, and relevant global and regional regimes governing the management of hazardous wastes.

In essence, for shipments within the EU area, the requirements are intended to apply the proximity and self-sufficiency principles to waste destined for disposal, while allowing a more liberal regime for wastes destined for recovery.

The resulting draft agreement provides for : - immediate elimination of all discrimination in the spirits sector; - elimination of almost all listing and distribution discrimination in the wine sector; - elimination fo discriminatory mark-ups in the wine sector immediately in five provinces, and over seven years for all other provinces except for the +/- 1% of Canadian wine which is made wholly from Canadian grapes, where the phase-out will take ten years; - national treatment (which means provincial treatment) regarding access to beer listings; - a letter specifying a Canadian commitment to eliminate beer mark- ups when the province ...[+++]s have eliminated their internal barriers to beer trade.