Translation of "Spécification du service " (French → English) :

406.03 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall operate a flight training service in Canada using an aeroplane or helicopter in Canada unless the person holds a flight training unit operator certificate that authorizes the person to operate the service and complies with the conditions and operations specifications set out in the certificate.

The Commission shall ensure that service specifications match user needs.

Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors , Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts , Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authoritie ...[+++]s or entities in the fields of defence and security and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities specify that technical specifications in public procurement should be formulated by reference to national standards transposing European standards, European technical approvals, common technical specifications, international standards, other technical reference systems established by the European standardisation organisations or - when these do not exist - to national standards, national technical approvals or national technical specifications relating to the design, calculation and execution of the works and use of the products, or equivalent.

Other articles of the agreement state specifically that “the biasing of technical specifications in favour of, or against, particular goods or services, including those goods or services included in construction contracts, or in favour of, or against, the suppliers of such goods or services” is discriminatory.

The main lines of action proposed are as follows : - phase complete opening of the terminal equipment market to competition ; - substantial opening of the telecommunications services market to competition with the exception, at this stage, of a limited number of basic services considered essential to satisfy current public service goals ; - the right to cross-frontier provision of services in the Community ; - continuation of exclusive or special rights for the telecommunications administrations (public or private carriers) regarding provision and operation of the network infrastructure, and recognition of the central role of telecomm ...[+++]unications administrations (public or private carriers) in the establishment of future generations of infrastructures ; - clear separation of the regulatory and operational functions of publics or private undertakings managing networks ; - opening-up of the market in satellite ground stations in so far as such equipement should be assimilated with telecommunications terminals rather than infrastructure ; - recognition of the fact that telecommunications tariffs should follow cost trends ; - development of a consensus by both sides of industry to smooth the transitions and take maximum advantage of the development of networks and services to create new jobs ; - fastening of economic development and reduction of the isolation of the outlying regions of the Community through telecommunications ; - establishment of common positions in the various international bodies (GATT, ITU, etc) ; - finally, as regards standardization, the Commission recommends the creation of a European Standards Institute : a small core team bringing together experts from public and private network operators and experts seconded by the industry would substantially accelerate the elaboration of the standards and technical specifications indispensable for an open and competitive market environment and the development of "made in Europe" Information Technolog ...

The major steps in the proposed schedule are summarized hereafter: (see annex) ANNEX EVOLUTION OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK BEFORE 1992 1987: ----- - Green Paper on Telecoms 1988: ----- - Directive 88/301/EEC liberalising terminal equipments 1990: ----- - Directive 90/388/EEC liberalising all telecoms services except voice telephony for the public 1992: ----- - 1992 Review Communication TOWARDS THE LIBERALISATION OF TELECOMS 1993: ----- - Consultations on Review and communications - Green Paper on Mobile and Personal Communications 1993-1994-1995: --------------- - Accelerated adoption of proposals in fields of: - ONP voice - liberalisati ...[+++]on of satellite communications - mutual recognition of licences - Further development of principles of: - universal service - interconnection - access charges - licensing - Adaptation plans for accelerated development and special arrangements for peripheral regions and small or less developed networks 1993-1994-1995-1996-1997: ------------------------- - Examination of progress and structural adjustments in peripheral regions and small and less developed networks where specific difficulties are being experienced - with the possibility of a 2 year additional transition period before full liberalisation 1994: ----- - Use of alternative infrastructure for telecoms services already liberalised (subject to further studies) - Green Paper on future of public network telecommunications infra structure and Cable TV 1996-1997-1998: --------------- - Working out the framework for the regulation of public network infra structure following consultation on the Green Paper 1998: ----- - Full liberalisation of public voice telephony service * * *