Traduction de «Résine conférant la résistance à l'état humide » (Français → Anglais) :

Existing regulations define already how the Member States have to determine fuel consumption, wet grip class and external rolling resistance values during type approval test for new vehicles.

The discussion which took place within the Conference itself demonstrated that there were issues that were ripe for debate after Nice: the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the Community legal system, as Mr Védrine said; the reorganisation of the Treaties on the basis of existing texts to present the aims and working methods of the Union to the public in a clearer way; making a clear distinction between the competences of the Union and the competences of the Member States; and last, but by no means least, if I am not mistaken about the tone of the debate and about the outlook for Europe's future, the issue of wha ...[+++]t the balance between the European Union's institutions should look like in the future, in the spirit of an institutional model, the Community model, which has stood the test of time.

We have made quite an innovative choice in the sense that by opting for an advisory committee and not a regulatory committee, we are aiming for a certain balance between the Commission and the Council and, by somehow transcending the individual States but without humiliating them, the Commission will retain certain powers of coordination and adaptation, in an outlook which rises above the interests of individual countries that might sometimes mount resistance to such delicate matters.

In this context the guidelines for the sensible use of wetlands as agreed by the Parties to the Ramsar Convention [Kushiro, 1993] should also be taken into account; Undertakes to ensure that, when sites are proposed, the NATURA 2000 network is consistent with the need to preserve wetland habitats in accordance with the Birds and Habitats Directives; Considers it necessary to formulate an integrated policy on management of hydrological resources in terms of both quantity and quality within the wetlands and outside them, and draws att ...[+++]ention to the possible importance here of the communication on Community water policy which the Commission will be submitting; Recalls the support it gave to the communication on coastal areas in its conclusions of 18 December 1995, and takes the view that, as in the case of coastal areas, insufficient consultation between all levels of responsibility is one of the main causes of the current situation of wetlands; Emphasizes the need to take wetlands into account when drawing up the Community's strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity which the Council called for in its conclusions of 18 December 1995 concerning the Convention on Biological Diversity; Welcomes the necessary research, education and training efforts being made to ensure the protection of wetlands; Stresses the need for the state of wetlands to be observed and monitored and for information and experience in this field to be exchanged, and the role played by the European Environment Agency in this matter, taking account of existing work and mechanisms in this field, particularly under the Ramsar Convention; Advocates coordination and cooperation with third countries to encourage the wise use of wetlands under existing instruments; Expresses the wish that the Community's concerns regarding the wise use and conservation of wetlands should be taken into account at the next conference of the parties to the Ramsar Convention, which must be ...