Translation of "Se référer nommément à un Etat " (French → English) :

They use as a base point Wisconsin, which used to be the lowest-cost producer.

Human security, in turn, refers to the obligations of states and the international community to seek the safety and well-being of persons, wherever they are, whether they're within the boundaries of your own state or elsewhere, the point being that sovereignty no longer is, or ought not to be, regarded as a legitimate barrier to access the vulnerable people in peril.

(13) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to update the definitions laid down in this Decision in the light of changes to definitions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other multilateral agreements relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex I to add accounting periods and ensure consistency between those accounting periods and the relevant periods adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC, or other multilateral agreement relevant to climate change concluded by the Union, to amend Annex II with updated reference levels in accordance with the proposed reference levels submitted ...[+++]by Member States subject to corrections made in accordance with this Decision and in the light of changes to reference levels approved by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol, to revise the information specified in Annex III in accordance with scientific progress and in the light of changes adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or other successor frameworks and to revise the conditions relating to the accounting rules for natural disturbances laid down in this Decision in the light of scientific progress or to reflect revisions to acts adopted by the UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies.

The objective of the proposed recommendation is to establish a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework as a reference instrument to help Member States to promote and monitor continuous improvement of their VET systems, based on common European references.

One can understand why they are more interested in signing the treaties, perhaps, but there is the opinion expressed by Justice La Forest who recommends that the Canadian Human Rights Act refer specifically to these two international instruments.

In fact, in his report last year to the Minister of Justice, Justice La Forest recommends that the Canadian Human Rights Act refer specifically to these two instruments.